drummer

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The only other drummer I know that does that is Jim Keltner.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 30, 2026

The jazz virtuoso has an unusually, appealingly laid-back sound on a new archival release, recorded with bassist Ray Brown and drummer Ed Thigpen in Detroit in 1960.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 29, 2026

“Let There Be Love” finds the drummer using his hands on his tom-toms to make them sound like congas, giving the track an Erroll Garner flavor.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 29, 2026

I imagine it's a hard job being Ringo Starr's drummer.

From BBC • Apr. 23, 2026

“Don’t I wish I could go as a drummer, a vivan—what’s its name? Or a nurse, so I could be near him and help him,” exclaimed Jo, with a groan.

From "Little Women" by Louisa May Alcott