drummer
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As Densmore packed up his things, a young man named Jeremiah asked the drummer if he’d record a short video for the family of his girlfriend.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 3, 2026
Backing them was Mr. Stills’s touring band—keyboardist Jerry Aiello, bassist George “Chocolate” Perry, drummer and flutist Joe Vitale, and percussionist Joe Lala.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 29, 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
County coroner revealed that Dead Kennedys drummer D.H.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 23, 2026
The overall effect sounds as if the drummer, formerly the guardian of the steady pulse, has been asked to improvise a solo from the first beat of the piece.
From "The Story of Music" by Howard Goodall
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"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
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
Streamer IShowSpeed took to the field at the New York New Jersey Stadium first, alongside drummers and dancers in vibrant tracksuits.
From BBC ● Jul. 19, 2026
On “An Eraser and a Maze,” which features a rotating cast of drummers, including touring percussionist Damon Cox and Janet Weiss of Quasi and Sleater-Kinney, the pendulum swings in the opposite direction.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 9, 2026
While the drummers drummed and the dancers danced, hotel guests frolicked with their children in the water.
From "The God of Small Things" by Arundhati Roy
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