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Ringo
Starr, MBE (born Richard Starkey on 7 July 1940) is an English
musician, singer, songwriter and actor, best known as the drummer for
The Beatles. Starr originally met the Beatles in Hamburg, in October
1960, while he was performing with Rory Storm and the Hurricanes. He
also sat in for Pete Best on several occasions. When the Beatles removed
Pete Best as their drummer on 16 August 1962, Starr was their choice
to replace him. He filled the role in 1962, then went on to establish
a new approach to rhythm in popular music that some claim continues
to grow in its significance and influence with every decade since The
Beatles recorded their music. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ringo_starr |
Peter
Edward "Ginger" Baker (born 19 August 1939,
Lewisham, South London) is an English drummer. Baker gained fame as
a member of the Graham Bond Organization (GBO) and Cream from 1966 until
1968. He later joined Cream bandmate Eric Clapton along with Ric Grech
and Steve Winwood in the 1969 group Blind Faith. In the early 1970s,
Baker toured and recorded with a fusion rock group, Ginger Baker's Air
Force. Baker's drumming attracted attention for its flamboyance, showmanship,
and his pioneering use of two bass drums instead of the conventional
single 'kick' drum. As a firmly established jazz drummer, he dislikes
being referred to as a "rock drummer." http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ginger_Baker |
Charles
Robert "Charlie" Watts (born 2 June 1941)
is the drummer of The Rolling Stones. He is also a jazz bandleader and
commercial artist. Watts is sometimes referred to as "The Wembley
Whammer" when introduced by Mick Jagger during a concert. In 1989,
the Rolling Stones, including Watts, were inducted into the Rock and
Roll Hall of Fame. Also, in the July 2006 issue of Modern Drummer, Charlie
Watts was voted into the Modern Drummer Hall of Fame. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charlie_Watts |
Keith
Moon (August 23, 1946 – September 7, 1978) was the drummer
of the rock group The Who. He gained notoriety for exuberant drumming
and his destructive lifestyle. Moon is known for innovative, dramatic
drumming, often eschewing basic back beats for a fluid, busy technique
focused on fast, cascading rolls across the toms and cymbal crashes. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Keith_Moon |
John
Henry "Bonzo" Bonham (May 31, 1948 – September
25, 1980) was an English drummer and member of the band Led Zeppelin.
He was renowned for his power, fast right foot, distinctive sound and
"feel" for the groove. Bonham is described by the Encyclopædia
Britannica as "the perfect model for all hard rock drummers that
have followed him". http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Bonham |
Ian
Paice (born June 29, 1948 in Nottingham, England) made his
name as the drummer with seminal heavy rock band Deep Purple. Heavily
influenced by Gene Krupa, Buddy Rich and other jazz drummers, Ian a
hard rock drummer who uses swing and jazz inflections in his powerhouse
style. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ian_Paice |
John "Mitch" Mitchell (born 9 July 1947 in Ealing,
Middlesex) is an English drummer, most famous for his involvement with
The Jimi Hendrix Experience. Mitchell was considered one of the greatest
rock drummers of the late 1960s and early 1970s. In the few years before
joining The Experience, aged twenty, he had gained considerable experience
touring and as a session musician. He made heavy use of snare rudiments,
fast single and double stroke rolls, and jazz triplet patterns in his
playing, and shifted between both traditional and matched grips. Notable
examples of his style include the rudiment-heavy fills on "Hey
Joe". |
Colin
Flooks (December 29, 1947 - April 5, 1998), better known as Cozy
Powell, was an English rock drummer. The nickname 'Cozy' was
borrowed from the jazz drummer Cozy Cole. Powell landed the highly prestigious
drumming job with guitar icon Jeff Beck's group in April 1970. Powell
was persuaded to record instrumental solo single ‘Dance With the
Devil’ which became a smash and reached number 3 in the UK singles
chart during January 1974. The track served to inspire a whole generation
of youngsters to take up the drums. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cozy_Powell |
Jeffrey "Jeff" Porcaro (April 1, 1954 – August
5, 1992) was a highly regarded session drummer and a founding member
of the Grammy Award winning band Toto. From the start of his career,
Porcaro was viewed as one of the music industry's top drummers, possessing
an impeccable sense of rhythm as well as a versatility that bridged
virtually every style. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jeff_Porcaro |
Simon
Phillips (born 6 February 1957 in London) is a prolific English
jazz and rock drummer. In 1992, Phillips joined American group Toto,
replacing Jeff Porcaro after his sudden death. He was the first and
only drummer that the band contacted to replace Porcaro. Phillips' trademark
is his precise, creative and very dramatic style. His use of metric
modulation is notable, and he often uses it to build tension in sections
with repeated chord progressions. He often uses double bass drums in
his fills and solos. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Simon_Phillips |
Steve
Smith (born on August 21, 1954 in Whitman, Massachusetts) is
a famous American drummer who has worked with hundreds of artists in
his career. Modern Drummer Magazine readers voted him the #1 All-Around
Drummer five years in a row. In 2001, Modern Drummer named Steve as
one of the Top 25 Drummers of All Time, and in 2002 he as voted into
the Modern Drummer Hall of Fame. Smith toured with jazz violinist Jean-Luc
Ponty as well as Montrose before joining the rock band Journey in 1978.
He occupied the drum chair during Journey's most commercially successful
period (late 1978-mid 1985). http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steve_Smith_(musician) |
Neil
Peart (born Neil Ellwood Peart, September 12, 1952, Hamilton,
Ontario) is a Canadian musician and author. He is best-known as the
drummer and lyricist for the rock band Rush. Peart is consistently ranked
as one of the greatest rock drummers of all time. Peart is distinguished
for playing "butt-end out", reversing stick orientation for
greater impact and increased rim-shot capacity. "When I was starting
out", Peart later said, "if I broke the tips off my sticks
I couldn't afford to buy new ones, so I would just turn them around
and use the other end". http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neil_Peart |
Stewart
Copeland (born July 16, 1952) is an American musician, best
known as the drummer for the band The Police. Copeland is known for
his precise, energetic, and creative rock drumming along with a reggae
and jazz influenced style. His distinctive sound centers on a hard,
high-pitched crack on a snare drum or rimshot, subtle hi-hat work with
understated flourishes, while often playing only hi-hat with bass drum. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stewart_Copeland |
Carter
Beauford (born November 2, 1957 in Charlottesville, Virginia)
is a drummer, percussionist, and founding member of the Dave Matthews
Band (DMB). He is known for his ability to mix together countless percussion
styles, his ambidextrous approach to playing, and is highly regarded
for his open hand drumming style, where his left hand leads on the hi-hat
and ride cymbal in a conventional right-handed drumset set-up. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carter_Beauford |
| Chadwick "Chad" Smith (born 25 October 1961) is the
drummer of the American Funk rock band the Red Hot Chili Peppers. Although
he is mainly known as the drummer for the Red Hot Chili Peppers, Smith's
drumming is featured on over a hundred albums in addition to those recorded
with Red Hot Chili Peppers. He has also toured the world extensively performing
drum clinics, and recently did a series of clinics with one of his drumming
heroes, Deep Purple's Ian Paice. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chad_Smith |
Philip David Charles "Phil" Collins (born 30 January 1951) is an English singer-songwriter, drummer, keyboardist and actor best known as a drummer and vocalist for progressive rock group Genesis and as a solo artist. He has won seven Grammy Awards, an Academy Award, and two Golden Globes for his solo work. |
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