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drummer

[druhm-er] / ˈdrʌm ər /


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An attempt to marry grunge and hip-hop on the 2006 single Get On Your Boots was, in the words of drummer Larry Mullen Jr, "a catastrophic choice".

From BBC ● Nov. 6, 2026

Tributes have been paid after the death of drummer Clem Cattini, who performed on several UK Number One singles.

From BBC ● Nov. 4, 2026

They’re caught here at full strength near the end of that run, after saxophonist Chris Potter had taken over for Steve Wilson, and drummer Nate Smith stepped in for Billy Kilson.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 20, 2026

Once the concert began, the band dedicated the show to the drummer: “This concert is for Deen. I think he’s going to be fine.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 9, 2026

The mayor, two doctors, a shoemaker, a tailor, a chandler, a gunsmith, a drummer, and a fifer were all charged with treason and a host of other offenses.

From "Chains" by Laurie Halse Anderson

London's Notting Hill Carnival celebrated its 60th anniversary with hundreds of dancers, drummers and other performers celebrating Caribbean arts and culture.

From BBC ● Aug. 31, 2026

There’s parts where the drummers come to the front and I go to the back, which you would never have in a regular kind of show where the drummer’s stuck on a riser.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 27, 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

"Not a single blow is random," he explains as a trio of craftsmen land expert strikes that create the darker more complex tones so prized by jazz drummers.

From Barron's ● Aug. 6, 2026

There were, by the time of our arrival, hundreds of men upon the shore, with our drummers beating to form us into companies.

From "The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves" by M.T. Anderson


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