Ric Parnell, the English musician best known for playing drummer Mick Shrimpton in This Is Spinal Tap, has died at the age of 70.

The rocker bounced around groups early in his career, before latching on with prog-rock band Atomic Rooster in 1970. He stayed with the group until ‘74, playing on studio albums Made in England and Nice 'n' Greasy. During his stint, the group scored two hits in the U.K., “Tomorrow Night” (1970) and “Devil’s Answer” (1971), which peaked at No. 11 and 4 respectively.
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Parnell grabbed screen time as Mick Shrimpton, Spinal Tap’s drummer through the majority of the film. As noted in the movie, the band had seen a lot of turnover behind the kit, as their drummers continually died under strange circumstances. Still, Shrimpton looked to buck that trend.
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Parnell drummed on the film’s official soundtrack and would stay involved with the group as it went from fictitious to real. When Spinal Tap staged a reunion tour in 1992, Parnell was behind the kit, performing under the name Ric Shrimpton, twin brother to his character Mick, who had died in the film. Spinal Tap’s sophomore album, Break Like the Wind, was also released around this time, with Parnell once again delivering drums and percussion.

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"The first question they asked was, 'What do you think about a movie that's going to tear your career apart?' I said, 'You should have made this movie about 10 years ago.' They then asked me what other bands I'd been in, and I said, 'Well, I was in a band called Atomic Rooster.' They looked at each other and said, 'Yep, that's it, you're our man.' "

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