Terry Draper

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.

Solo releases Light Years Later (1997) Terry & The Twilight Zone: Live... Years Later (1997) Terrytoons Presents: Can You Pretend? (1999) Civil War (And Other Love Songs) (2001) Civil War (Not Very) (2001) Furzall Family (2002) Aria 52 - A Five Year Mission (2004) Stranded (2010) When The World Was Young (2014) Searching (2016) Window On The World (2016) Remarkable Women (2017) A Very Terry Christmas (2017) Once Upon A Memory (2018) In My Garden (2019) Sunset on Mars (2020) Lost (2020) The Other Side (2021) Bread and Cirkus (2022) In the Beginning (2023) Infinity (2025)