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drummer

[druhm-er] / ˈdrʌm ər /


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Drummers love to say that you’re their favorite drummer.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 30, 2026

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

People drew away from the gate-keeper, and even the drummer stopped his incessant tattoo.

From "The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm" by Nancy Farmer