drummer

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Before all that, though, Starr was eager to talk about “Long Long Road,” whose cover photo shows pop music’s most famous drummer in a ruffled purple shirt.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 30, 2026

Yet this was hardly Peterson’s only virtue: Live recordings, especially of his greatest trio, with bassist Ray Brown and drummer Ed Thigpen, show that Peterson could also swing harder than anybody.

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

That's what the former Beatles drummer says when asked if we should call him Sir.

From BBC • Apr. 23, 2026

He was in the chair one night, having a friendly argument with the drummer, Sonny Greer, who was standing there, when I tapped the bottom of his shoes to signal that I was finished.

From "The Autobiography of Malcolm X" by Alex Malcolm X;Hailey