Born in
Melbourne, Australia, Morgan was educated at
Melbourne Grammar School. In 1962, he travelled to
Los Angeles, United States, to study under prominent drummers
Joe Morello and
Murray Spivack. His work in television included playing on the first ABC television broadcast in 1956, and more than twenty years as staff drummer at
GTV-9, playing in bands on live shows such as
The Don Lane Show. He also played for 10 years on programmes on the 0/10 Network, including
Young Talent Time and
The Ernie Sigley Show. In addition to collaborations with artists such as
Cleo Laine,
John Dankworth,
John Farnham,
Kiri Te Kanawa,
Clark Terry,
Carmen McRae,
Freddie Hubbard,
Nancy Wilson, and the
Melbourne Symphony Orchestra, he performed with numerous informal ensembles and maintained a long career as a highly sought-after session drummer. He has been described as the most recorded drummer in Australia. Morgan was playing well into his 80s with the jazz ensemble Bete Noire. He taught hundreds of students of drumming, at the
Victorian College of the Arts, and privately, through Melbourne-based firm Drumtek. His book,
Analysis of Contemporary Drumming: A Modern Physical and Conceptual Approach, was published in 1999. Morgan died on 1 February 2026, at the age of 88. ==Discography==