SYRACUSE, N.Y. - Barnes & Noble in DeWitt will host rock drummer Carmine Appice for a talk and book signing on Thursday, Aug. 11. Appice has played drums as a member of Vanilla Fudge, Cactus and ...

Carmine Appice has spent the majority of the last years perched at what could arguably be considered the best seat in the house. For most of that time, he's been the driving force of Vanilla Fudge .

Carmine Appice: Back then, ... He said that would be great, and that next time I was at Rod’s house - he lived next door to Gregory - knock on his door and he’d give it to Fred.

One such rocker is Carmine Appice, the legendary drummer for Vanilla Fudge, Rod Stewart, ... He even once traded a car for a house and invested in a block of mobile homes in Burbank.