Terry Edward Draper (September 22, 1951 – May 15, 2025) was a Canadian musician who was the drummer and one of three members of the 1970s rock band Klaatu.
Career
Draper co-wrote the song "Calling Occupants of Interplanetary Craft", which was not only successful with his band Klaatu, but also became a Top-40 hit for the Carpenters when they covered it in 1977. Draper also co-wrote the Klaatu songs "Prelude" in 1977 and "December Dream" in 1981, the latter being a tribute to John Lennon.
He went on to record several solo albums in his home studio in Oak Ridges, Ontario, after the break-up of the band in 1981. His former Klaatu bandmates Dee Long and John Woloschuk made appearances on his album Light Years Later in 1997.
Personal life and death
Before becoming a successful musician, Draper had a construction business with a speciality in roofing.
Later on in the 1980s he returned to his roofing business and then developed a career as a restaurateur alongside his continued music work.
Draper died in Newmarket, Ontario on May 15, 2025, at the age of 73, from leukemia.
Solo releases
Light Years Later (1997)
Terry & The Twilight Zone: Live... Years Later (1997)
123Brown, Dan (April 4, 2000). "When the music's over: Rock and roll is a vicious game, but not half as rough as what comes next – as a handful of Canada's former rock gods can attest", National Post, p. B10.
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