(bron: wikipedia)Lester William DeMerle (born November 4, 1946, Brooklyn)[ is an American jazz drummer, vocalist, and bandleader.]
DeMerle first picked up drums at age ten. He studied drums and percussion with Bob Livingstone in New York from 1960 to 1965, jammed with Lionel Hampton and Gene Krupa when he was 15,[Les DeMerle at Allmusic] and played at the 1964 New York World's Fair. He subsequently studied harmony and music theory from Alf Clausen via mail correspondence, and did... meer
