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drummer

[druhm-er] / ˈdrʌm ər /


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The company’s other co-founders, Parillo, a musician, and Barbara O’Brien, who managed the drummer, each retained their original 10% stake.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 25, 2026

“We’re closer than we’ve probably ever been,” Syd says of the band, whose drummer, Christoper Smith, put out yet another solo record on the same day as “Beard” and Lacy.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 23, 2026

"We didn't have a drummer and I piped up...' well, I know a drummer'," he said.

From BBC Jul. 19, 2026

Bobby Gillespie, Primal Scream's singer, was notably a former drummer with The Jesus and Mary Chain.

From BBC Jul. 15, 2026

The rain splattered on the tin roof of the barn, like a drummer who was just learning how to play, uneven and off-beat.

From "Homecoming" by Cynthia Voigt

I’ve played with drummers where you do a fill and then they do all this fast stuff, which I don’t do.

From Los Angeles Times Apr. 30, 2026

Still, with those Senegalese drummers, Mr. Gibbs felt lost.

From The Wall Street Journal Apr. 24, 2026

The drummers beat out the traditional rhythm of the Kabawa people as the Sarkin Ruwan, or custodian of the river, performed a ceremony before the competition could begin at this decades-old event.

From BBC Feb. 20, 2026

In a faded rehearsal hall in the gritty concrete sprawl of northern Rio de Janeiro, samba dancers and drummers fine-tune their rhythms for a grassroots carnival parade few tourists have heard of.

From Barron's Feb. 13, 2026

"The sooner the Starks are broken, the sooner I shall be free to deal with Stannis Baratheon. Tell the drummers to beat assembly, and send word to Jaime that I am marching against Robb Stark."

From "A Game of Thrones" by George R.R. Martin




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