Carlos Vega () 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.
Samarbeid 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)
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