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drummer

[druhm-er] / ˈdrʌm ər /


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Dating a drummer, she switched allegiance from Whitney Houston to Tom Waits and Tori Amos, but the urge to sing remained.

From BBC Sep. 6, 2026

It also brings stellar guitar work, a new drummer and features Dulli’s vocals in a way you haven’t heard them previously.

From Salon Aug. 25, 2026

Last week, ZZ Top canceled its Hollywood Bowl show due to health issues with longtime drummer Frank Beard.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 18, 2026

The band, which now consists of Gibbons, bassist Elwood Francis and touring drummer Michael Monahan, has canceled dates in Salt Lake City and Colorado Springs after Beard's passing.

From Barron's Aug. 18, 2026

She spent her days, her tendril, sap-green days, walking up and down, up and down, her head jerking to the beat of a drummer so distant only she could hear.

From "The Bluest Eye" by Toni Morrison

Notting Hill Carnival has celebrated its 60th anniversary with three days of revelry fuelled by drummers, dancers and colourful costumes.

From BBC Aug. 31, 2026

You’ll have to ask the drummers — they set the tempo, and they get excited and it kind of ramps up.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 27, 2026

"The world lost one of the most naturally innovative drummers and a great and true son of Texas. His signature backbeat was key to keeping ZZ on top," Gibbons said in a statement.

From Barron's Aug. 18, 2026

Pipers and drummers, including in the upper decks of the arena, delivered a rousing rendition of Flower of Scotland.

From BBC Jul. 23, 2026

In the broad, covered corridor—the colonnaded kuthambalam abutting the heart of the temple where the Blue God lived with his flute, the drummers drummed and the dancers danced, their colors turning slowly in the night.

From "The God of Small Things" by Arundhati Roy




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