Charlie Adams (drummer)
Charlie Adams is an American drummer, best known for playing in Yanni's touring band, after having played with Yanni in the early 1980s rock band Chameleon. Adams was born in Joliet, Illinois.
Music career
Chameleon
Band members of regional rock band Chameleon included Adams on drums, vocals, and percussion; Yanni on keyboards and synthesizers; Dugan McNeill on lead vocals and bass guitars; Johnny Donaldson on all guitars; and Mark Anthony on lead vocals and keyboards. Their albums included Chameleon, Techno-color, Hologram Sky, and Balance. The group was noted for Adams' revolving gyroscope drum kit, who played his rapidly spinning drums before Mötley Crüe's Tommy Lee's similar arrangement.Yanni
In 1987, Yanni formed his first touring band to promote his album Out of Silence, as well as selections from Keys to Imagination. This early band included Yanni, John Tesh and Joyce Imbesi on keyboards, and Adams on drums. He is also featured in the Live at Royal Albert Hall released in 1995.Adams reunited with Yanni for the 2003/2004 Ethnicity concert tour.
Discography
Adams is credited as drummer or percussionist in the following albums, produced by Yanni unless otherwise noted.| Year | Tour / Album | Billboard New Age | Billboard 200 | Notes |
| 1987 | Out of Silence | |||
| 1988 | Chameleon Days | |||
| 1988 | A Thousand Summers | John Tesh | ||
| 1989 | Niki Nana | 2 | ||
| 1992 | Yanni Gift Set | |||
| 1992 | Romantic Moments | |||
| 1992 | Dare to Dream | 2 | 32 | Grammy-nominated |
| 1994 | Live at the Acropolis | 1 | 5 | Sept. 1993 concerts at the Acropolis of Athens; second best selling music video of all time |
| 1999 | Love Songs | |||
| 2006 | Yanni Live! The Concert Event | 1 | 84 | 2004 concert; No. 4 selling New Age album of both 2006 and 2007 Peaked at No. 6 Billboard Top Independent Album |
| 2010 | Love Songs/Reflections of Passion |