Will they or won’t they, after the flurry of global news reports that Led Zeppelin were set to reform to play a tribute concert in memory of their former record boss, Ahmet Ertgun, with the possibility of a world tour to follow. It seems yet again that those flames of hope have been […]

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Tre Cool is an alias for Green Day drummer Frank Edwin Wright III who was born December 9, 1972 in Frankfurt, Germany, making him the youngest member of Green Day. He lived in Laytonville, California with his father and his 2 older siblings. His dad, a helicopter pilot in the Vietnam War, decided the move […]

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Bill Bruford grew up with jazz. As an amateur drummer in the 1960s, and after a handful of lessons from Lou Pocock of the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, he began his professional career in 1968. He was a guiding light in the so-called British “Art Rock” movement, touring internationally with Yes and King Crimson from 1968-74. […]

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History of Drumming

The art of music and musical instruments are an extremely important facet of human history. The use of a rhythm and song has long been associated with expressing meaning, feeling and to accompany rituals of all types spanning the globe.
Spanning generations and as far back as we can trace, music has been part […]

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Gene Krupa was born in Chicago, Illinois on January 15, 1909 and was the the youngest of Bartley and Ann Krupa’s nine children. His father died when Gene was very young and his mother worked as a milliner to support the family. All of the children had to start working while young, Gene at age […]

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Phillip Hugh Norman Rudd (born Phillip Hugh Norman Witschke Rudzevecuis, on May 19, 1954 in Melbourne, Australia) is the drummer for Australian rock band AC/DC. He held the position from 1975 until 1983, and again from 1994 to present. After the 1977 departure of bassist Mark Evans, he became the only Australian-born member of the […]

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Dave Abbruzzese was born on May 17, 1968.
Dave grew up in Texas banging on his dad’s tackle boxes in the early days. He dropped out of high school at an early age and began to focus on playing more than ever. Along the way he formed a band with his buddies called Dr. Tongue. In […]

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Philip “Phil” James Selway (born May 23, 1967 in Abingdon, Oxfordshire, England) is the drummer of Radiohead. His precise timing and varied drumming helps to give the band its distinct sound. He is a year older than the other members in the band and people think he’s unkind because he’s bald. Of course it’s not […]

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Born and raised in New Orleans (and living there still, when he’s not on the road), Stanton Moore is very much a product of geography, culture and creative networking. He grew up in the thriving music scene of his home town that included Professor Longhair, Doctor John, the Meters and countless other Big Easy mainstays.
In […]

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A clip of a Joe Morello Drum Solo with the Dave Brubeck Quartet in 1964, soloing on ‘Sounds of the Loop’. Check out the precision and groove. Joe makes it look too easy.

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To all you drummers and musicians out there, happy 4th from DR! Plus check out the History of Drumming right here.

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“I think people tend to expect a certain sound from us,” says Kings of Leon’s drummer Nathan Followill, “but on this record, we tried to throw them for a loop.”
Indeed, it’s not business as usual on the Nashville-based quartet’s ambitious, eclectic new album Because Of The Times. Where Kings of Leon’s last release, 2005’s Aha […]

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Ginger Baker was born Peter Edward Baker in Lewisham, South London on 19 August 1939.
As a teen, he trained and competed as a racing cyclist, developing strong leg muscles which later contributed to his skill on the double bass drums. Ginger had always planned on becoming a professional cyclist, until he bought his first […]

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When Mick Jagger, Keith Richards and Brian Jones first got together in a London club in 1962 to form the seeds of the Rolling Stones, Mick Avory was their drummer.
Jagger and company’s first gig as the Rolling Stones, at the Marquee Club, marked the beginning of Avory’s tenure with the soon-to-be-giant band. It was not […]

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Joe Morello was born on July 17, 1929, in Springfield, Mass. Having impaired vision since birth, he devoted himself to indoor activities. At the age of six, his family’s encouragement led him to study violin. Three years later, he was featured with the Boston Symphony Orchestra as soloist in the Mendelsohn Violin Concerto. At the […]

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James Joseph “Jimmy” Chamberlin (born June 10, 1964 in Joliet, Illinois) is a musician best known as the drummer for the rock band The Smashing Pumpkins. Chamberlin’s early musical training was primarily as a jazz drummer, and he played in several Chicago area outfits before joining the Smashing Pumpkins shortly after their formation in 1988. […]

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Born in St. Louis Missouri, January 8th, 1960, to a mother who loved music and a father who played the piano as a hobby, Dave started playing drums around the age of 8.
For more than 20 years, Dave Weckl has developed and maintained a reputation among his fans, peers, and the international music community as […]

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