Drumming Great Richie Hayward and Little Feat
Drumming Great Richie Hayward and Little Feat Drummer Richie Hayward (1946-2010) was one of the drumming greats of all-time. His ability to groove hard and create exciting and very musical fills and solos was a perfect for the musically adventurous Little Feat. Hayward spoke often about his approach to incorporating many musical styles. […]
Ginger Baker – Early Rock Drumset Master and Supergroup Cream
Drummer Ginger Baker was one of the 1st great rock drummers of the rock genre. Baker had a long and distinguished career but was best known as a part of the great power trio, Cream, with guitarist/vocalist Eric Clapton and vocalist/bassist Jack Bruce. (More on Cream later). Peter Edward Baker was born […]
Neil Peart – Drumming Great of Rush
Neil Peart (1952-2020)is considered to be one of the all-time greats of rock drumming and for many reasons. Neil Peart overcame great personal tragedy in 1997 when his daughter, Selena, was killed in a car accident and within a year, his wife Jackie died from cancer. Neil abruptly left Rush and music. He […]
Levon Helm – Drumming Great of The Band
Levon Helm – Master Musician and drummer of The Band Levon Helm Levon Helm wore many musical hats throughout his career, including multi-instrumentalist, songwriter, singer, actor, and producer. Levon was best know as the drummer and (one of many talented) vocalist in the iconic musical group know as The Band. Levon was easily one […]
The legacy of drumming great Taylor Hawkins
The legacy of drumming great Taylor Hawkins Taylor Hawkins (1972-2022) was born in Dallas, Texas but his family moved to Laguna Beach, California where he began playing […]
The Roots
The Roots From their 1993 debut album Organix, to their first major label release of 1995’s Do You Want More?!!??!, The Roots began to push the musical boundaries of contemporary hip-hop. They achieved platinum and gold album and received a number of Grammy Awards. After The Roots gained a nightly nationwide audience, as the house band for TV host […]
Foo Fighters
Foo Fighters (1994-present) are an American band from Seattle (now an L.A. band) that was formed by ex-Nirvana drummer Dave Grohl in 1994. Foo Fighters almost didn’t happen because Grohl had considered joining Pearl Jam and then almost joined Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers. Grohl had written countless songs during his tenure […]
Coldplay
Coldplay (1996-present) is a very successful (post-Britpop) band that formed in 1996. Their lineup consists of vocalist/keyboardist Chris Martin, guitarist Jonny Buckland, bassist Guy Berryman, and drummer Will Champion. They first released an EP, Brothers and Sisters, and then signed to Parlophone Records. They next released another EP, The Blue Room. […]
The Killers
The Killers in concert The Killers (2001-present) are an American rock band that formed in Las Vegas, Nevada in 2001. Their classic lineup is vocalist/keyboardist Brandon Flowers, guitarist Dave Keuning, bassist/guitarist Mark Stoermer, and drummer Ronnie Vannucci, Jr. The Killers have recorded many successful albums including 2o04’s debut of Hot Fuss, […]
The Imbalanced History of Rock and Roll Part II
“The Imbalanced History of Rock and Roll” Part II by DJ’s/Podcasters Ray Koob and Markus Goldman […]