Gene Estes was among rock music’s best program percussion players, having lent his skills to varied recordings over time by a wide selection of highly acclaimed performers. Estes’ talents could be sampled on particular recordings from the Seaside Males, Eric Carmen, Cher, Sam Cooke, Doris Day time, Neil Gemstone, Willie Hutch, Small Richard, the Monkees, Harry Nilsson, Jean Luc-Ponty, REO Speedwagon, Boz Scaggs, Tina Turner, and Frank Zappa, amongst others.