Carlos Vega: Amerikansk trommeslager

desember">7. desember 1956–7. april 1998) var ein cubansk trommeslagar, basert i Los Angeles, mest kjend for arbeidet sitt med James Taylor. Som ein del av studiomiljøet i Los Angeles frå slutten av 1970-åra til inn i 1990-åra, bidrog Vega på mange innspelingar.

Vega spelte i det første bandet sitt, Karizma, i 1975 med Michael Landau, David Garfield, Lenny Castro og Jimmy Johnson.

Vega spelte med James Taylor i 13 år og på det bestseljande Olivia Newton-John-albumet Physical.

Under ein pause frå ein James Taylor-turné, den 7. april 1998, døydde Vega av eit sjølvpåført skot.

• Born Late - Shaun Cassidy (1977)
• Under Wraps - Shaun Cassidy (1978)
• Pretty Girls - Lisa Dal Bello (1979)
• He Who Rides the Tiger - Bernie Taupin (1980)
• This Time - Al Jarreau (1980)
• Bi-Coastal - Peter Allen (1980)
• Barry - Barry Manilow (1980)
• Give Me the Night - George Benson (1980)
• Physical - Olivia Newton-John (1981)
• Branigan - Laura Branigan (1982)
• Born to Love - Peabo Bryson, Roberta Flack (1983)
• Toni Basil - Toni Basil (1983)
• Best Kept Secret - Sheena Easton (1983)
• In Your Eyes - George Benson (1983)
• Emergency - Melissa Manchester (1983)
• Merciless - Stephanie Mills (1983)
• Beyond Saturday Night - Sam Phillips (1983)
• Branigan 2 - Laura Branigan (1983)
• Airborne - Don Felder (1983)
• How Many Times Can We Say Goodbye - Dionne Warwick (1983)
• A Private Heaven - Sheena Easton (1984)
• Self Control - Laura Branigan (1984)
• Straight from the Heart - Peabo Bryson (1984)
• Dancing with Danger - Sam Phillips (1984)
• Black and White in a Grey World - Sam Phillips (1985)
• Sleeping with Girls - Stephen Bishop (1985)
• Schuur Thing - Diane Schuur (1985)
• 20/20 - George Benson (1985)
• Soul Kiss - Olivia Newton-John (1985)
• Finder of Lost Loves - Dionne Warwick (1985)
• Mathematics - Melissa Manchester (1985)
• Nine Lives - Bonnie Raitt (1986)
• They Don't Make Them Like They Used To - Kenny Rogers (1986)
• Headed for the Future - Neil Diamond (1986)
• Hot on the Trail - Deniece Williams (1986)
• Winner in You - Patti LaBelle (1986)
• Everlasting - Natalie Cole (1987)
• Emotion - Juice Newton (1987)
• Touch - Laura Branigan (1987)
• Brazilian Romance - Sarah Vaughan (1987)
• Reservations for Two - Dionne Warwick (1987)
• After Dark - Ray Parker Jr. (1987)
• The Way Back Home - Vince Gill (1987)
• Cher - Cher (1987)
• Land of Dreams - Randy Newman (1988)
• Till I Loved You - Barbra Streisand (1988)
• Heart's Horizon - Al Jarreau (1988)
• The Rumour - Olivia Newton-John (1988)
• Never Die Young - James Taylor (1988)
• The Best Years of Our Lives - Neil Diamond (1988)
• Cry Like a Rainstorm, Howl Like the Wind - Linda Ronstadt, Aaron Neville (1989)
• Lukather - Steve Lukather (1989)
• Heart of Stone - Cher (1989)
• Some People's Lives - Bette Midler (1990)
• Pure Schuur - Diane Schuur (1991)
• Lovescape - Neil Diamond (1991)
• Warm Your Heart - Aaron Neville (1991)
• New Moon Shine - James Taylor (1991)
• Love Hurts - Cher (1991)
• When You're a Boy - Susanna Hoffs (1991)
• Rendezvous - Christopher Cross (1992)
• I Still Believe in You - Vince Gill (1992)
• Soul Talkin' - Brenda Russell (1993)
• Up on the Roof: Songs from the Brill Building - Neil Diamond (1993)
• River of Souls - Dan Fogelberg (1993)
• Let There Be Peace on Earth - Vince Gill (1993)
• When Love Finds You - Vince Gill (1994)
• Turbulent Indigo - Joni Mitchell (1994)
• Falling Forward - Julia Fordham (1994)
• The Christmas Album, Volume II - Neil Diamond (1994)
• If My Heart Had Wings - Melissa Manchester (1995)
• High Lonesome Sound - Vince Gill (1996)
• It's Good, Eve - Vonda Shepard (1996)
• Hourglass - James Taylor (1997)
• Timbre - Sophie B. Hawkins (1999)