drummer
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Her touring band in 1994 included Taylor Hawkins, who would go on to become the drummer for the Foo Fighters.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 5, 2026
This group, with drummer Johnathan Blake and bassist Robert Hurst, is more percussive than most, turning what can be a genteel setting into something close to a drum circle.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 28, 2026
Pianists Sylvie Courvoisier, Sullivan Fortner, Matt Mitchell, Angelica Sanchez and Micah Thomas also currently head such outfits, and even a few nonpianists, such as bassist Kim Cass and drummer Tyshawn Sorey, now do so.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 28, 2026
"I don't know what possessed me," the drummer grimaces, while trying to insist the hosing "was an act of kindness and love because it was a hot day".
From BBC ● Sep. 25, 2026
Major Byrd wanted a drummer for actions up the river.
From "The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves" by M.T. 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
"Today, Elwood and I lost a great friend and collaborator, and the world lost one of the most naturally innovative drummers and a great and true son of Texas," Gibbons said.
From BBC ● Aug. 18, 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
In 1989, Melvin Gibbs rehearsed in a band led by Senegalese drummers.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 24, 2026
They were all dancing in time behind their own fifers and drummers.
From "The Sun Also Rises" by Ernest Hemingway
