JoJo Meyer? Not a bad list. 6) Jeff Polaro Moon is way overrated.Crazy character, great rock personality..sloppy drummer. He started his music career as a member of the hip-hop group Goodie Mob and as part of the soul duo Gnarls Barkley before going solo. Joni Mitchells Carey was like that just a simple conga part. Your email address will not be published. As drummer for surrealist boogie band Little Feat, Richie Hayward tended to play over, under and around the beat. its impossible to pick!! Being 57 didnt stop Johnny Cougar from marrying supermodel Elaine Irwin (511), releasing over 20 hit songs, being nominated for 13 Grammy Awards, and co-founding Farm Aid. The feels and jazz feels and rock feels were exactly, to me, what we needed, said Ward. Buddy Rich is by far the best drummer. Phill Collins should be higher due to his incredible work with Brand X. "She was the antithesis of a modern drummer. Thank you for putting Carl Palmer on the list. . He replied, he is not even the best drummer in the Beatles.. SHUT THE FUCK UP !!! Watts, who was born on June 2, 1941, in London, grew up loving Miles Davis and John Coltrane, and started out as a graphic artist. 40 Best Drummers of All Time (Greatest Drum Players) Rudd joined AC/DC in 1975, replacing Peter Clark, and played on seven studio albums before vocalist Bon Scott died from "death by misadventure." I have been playing for 55 years now and he is right about John Lennons comment on Ringo. I love Bonham (Jason is pretty good too) but seriously, Palmer isnt in the top ten? Big Copeland fan here. Follow up to Jerry Mercer of April Wine. In a glittering career, he played with rock heavyweights Jeff Beck, Ritchie Blackmores Rainbow, Whitesnake, Black Sabbath, Queens Brian May and Peter Greens Splinter Group. McCartney? Chapman was replaced by Pete Best and was a second drummer to stay more than a few gigs but fourth overall. HO????? WHO THE FUCK ARE THOSE GUYS????? Chester Thompson at least needs a mention. Check out: Ill Remember April, Nicholas Headon, who was known as Topper because of his resemblance to the cartoon character Mickey Monkey from Topper, was born in Bromley, Kent, on 30 May 1955. Northern Ireland-born drummer Les Binks is best known for his time with Judas Priest, after he joined them on their 1977 world tour, following a spell with Eric Burdon. "I've always thought if things didn't work out [with me], they could always get Dale." That still does not make him equal to Keith Moon or John Bonham. Mellencamp captured the voice of small town America. The English musician taught himself how to play by looking to greats such as Gene Krupa, Max Roach, and Buddy Rich as inspirations. I've done shows with Parliament where I was so funky I could feel it inside my bones and that's when the audience can feel it too.". Michael Giles. After The Doors, he continued working with rock bands for a time but later concentrated on dance, acting and on writing film scores. Exactly. Really? "They didn't try to tone me down at all," he told an interviewer near the beginning of his ongoing stint with the band. Fontana admired big-band drummers such as Buddy Rich and Gene Krupa, but he himself went on to influence other drummers that came after him, including Ringo Starr. Find me a drummer who is more inspired by Ringo Starr than John Bonham, Keith Moon, Neil Peart, Mike Portnoy, or Buddy Rich. shouldve put him somewhere in the top 15. Levon Helm. These guys all knew that its not about your height. 70 years ago, none of this existed, and perhaps in 70 years time, it wont either. He brought a swampy Louisiana slide to their sound, instigating the second-line funk that would make fans of future employers like Robert Plant and Bob Dylan. His 1972 introduction to bassist Robbie Shakespeare led to a life-long working relationship, notably in Peter Tosh's and Black Uhuru's bands as well as the Rolling Stones' 1978 Some Girls tour. His drum solo from the song T.N.U.C. "This sometimes makes for awkward drumming, but at the same time it makes for a great challenge and an obstacle to overcome. One of the best rock drummers ever, Wheres Joe Morello ??? Do you mean Neil PEART? Weinberg was a steady-handed pro schooled in the pits of Broadway shows: in other words, the complete opposite of Cream's wild-man drummer. His style became hugely imitated. Oh, look, another excuse to argue about our opinions!! Were-s SANDY NELSON. Stevie Wonder is an amazing drummer. Soon as I saw the likes of Trevor Barker and Vinnie Paul over Steve Smith I discarded. He made his recording debut at 19, in a band led by Coleman Hawkins, and his groundbreaking work with Charlie Parker in the 40s showed off his amazing sense of form, allied to an impeccable technique and mastery of tempo. Best Drummers Of All Time: 20 Iconic Musicians Who Can't Be Beat - Dig! This talented musician was ranked by Rolling Stone magazine as the 24th greatest guitarist of all time. Ringo, better than Mike Portnoy, Buddy Rich, Tony Williams? >>>> JEFF MURT !!! Peart is number one..we all know that. He joined Brown when he was just 17 and played on key tracks such as Cold Sweat and Sex Machine. He also played in the concert that Brown gave after the assassination of Martin Luther King. Nerve wracking twerps. In 2018, the drummer performed classic Judas Priest songs live with a new band called Les Binks Priesthood. When Nineties alt-metal kingpins Helmet burst into the mainstream in 1992 with their million-selling album Meantime, they redefined the sound of heavy rock and their rise owed a lot to Stanier, whose meaty yet mathematical approach to the kit pushed Page Hamilton's sculpted riffs into new realm of precision pummel. I would add Nick DVirgilio (Spocks Beard, English Electric) to the Ya missed one list. Men of Modest Height celebrities, Famous Short Men, musicians. You are a moron so please shut the hell up! Art Blakey #43 Phil Collins #12 what a joke!!!!!! 17 Of The Greatest And Most Famous Drummers Of All Time I went to two bass drums just for a while and I realized that I can nearly do as much with one as the effect you can get with two. White is also an accomplished pianist. "All it basically was, was a brand-new Yamaha kit in a very live, brick recording studio. He also played in The Rocky Horror Picture Show. Ringo is a better drummer than he sounds. Rolling Stone is a part of Penske Media Corporation. Stubblefield set the standards for funk drumming which is highly used in all styles of music. 7 Greatest drummers of all time - Reader's Digest Love Bonham, but as a lifetime drummer I personally would put Buddy Rich at the very top.