james oldaker (september 5, 1951 – july 16, 2020) was an american rock music, blues rock and country music drummer and percussionist. he was born in tulsa, oklahoma. he was known for performing for eric clapton. he also recorded for the bellamy brothers, asleep at the wheel, peter frampton, stephen stills, leon russell, ace frehley, freddie king, and the bee gees.