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drummer

[druhm-er] / ˈdrʌm ər /


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With The Smiths, who were completed by Marr, bass player Andy Rourke and drummer Mike Joyce, Morrissey was one of the pioneers of British indie rock in the 1980s.

From BBC Jul. 25, 2026

The drummer and sometimes singer from the Band, a group that backed Bob Dylan for a time and had its own star-studded farewell concert captured on film by Martin Scorsese, had declared bankruptcy.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 25, 2026

The actor was joined by Molly Shannon, his former ‘Saturday Night Live’ castmate, in a sketch, and a long-running gag with Red Hot Chili Peppers drummer Chad Smith continued.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 16, 2026

Oh yes, and drummer Charlie Watts, whose feel for groove helped define the group’s sound, died in 2021.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 14, 2026

Whether disguised as Ben Franklin or a lowly drummer boy, he always acted a role in the elaborately staged pageants which he wrote and directed.

From "The Westing Game" by Ellen Raskin

A large Loch Ness Monster representation then emerged, before, backed by bagpipers and drummers, a rousing rendition of Flower of Scotland followed.

From BBC Jul. 23, 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

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

‘John Brown’s Body’ is a march, and as such you would expect its rhythm to be regimented and precise, with drummers keeping everything in strict order.

From "The Story of Music" by Howard Goodall




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