Calep Emphrey Jr., Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
TweetCalep Emphrey Jr.
American blues drummer and bandleader
Date of Birth: 01-May-1949
Place of Birth: Greenville, Mississippi, United States
Date of Death: 25-Apr-2017
Profession: drummer
Nationality: United States
Zodiac Sign: Taurus 
About Calep Emphrey Jr.
- Calep H.
- Emphrey Jr.
- (May 1, 1949 – April 25, 2017) was an American blues drummer and bandleader, best known as a member of B.B.
- King's band. Born in Greenville, Mississippi, he played French horn and saxophone in the school band at Coleman High School, before attending Mississippi Valley State College, where he majored in music.
- Around 1969, he began playing drums in Little Milton's band, before joining first Freddie King and then Albert King.
- In 1977, he joined B.B.
- King's band, remaining a member of King's band until around 2009.
- He formed his own Calep Emphrey Blues Band, and issued an album, Handcuffed to the Blues, in 2010.Emphrey died in 2017, aged 67.
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