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List Of Drummers
This is a list of notable drummers that meet Wikipedia's notability guideline for inclusion. A * Remu Aaltonen * Vinnie Paul Abbott (Pantera, Damageplan, Hellyeah) * Dave Abbruzzese (Pearl Jam) * Matt Abts (Gov't Mule) * Alex Acuña (Weather Report, Lee Ritenour) * Daniel Adair (Nickelback, 3 Doors Down) * Charlie Adams (Yanni, Chameleon) * Chris Adler (Lamb of God, Megadeth) * Henry Adler * Steven Adler (Guns N' Roses, Adler's Appetite) * Rob Affuso (Skid Row) * Charly Alberti (Soda Stereo) * Tommy Aldridge (Black Oak Arkansas, Ted Nugent, Motörhead, Ozzy Osbourne, Whitesnake) * Tim "Herb" Alexander ( Primus) * Rashied Ali * Carl Allen * Rick Allen (Def Leppard) * Tony Allen (Fela Kuti) * Barry Altschul * Vinnie Amico ( moe.) * Andy Anderson (The Cure) * Nicke Andersson ( Entombed) * Phil Anselmo ( Viking Crown) * Carmine Appice (Vanilla Fudge, Cactus, Beck, Bogert & Appice, Rod Stewart, King Kobra, Blue Murder) * Vinny Appice (Black Sabbath, Dio, Heaven an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Drummer
A drummer is a percussionist who creates music using drums. Most contemporary western music ensemble, bands that play Rock music, rock, Pop music, pop, jazz, or Contemporary R&B, R&B music include a drummer for purposes including timekeeping and embellishing the musical timbre. The drummer's equipment includes a drum kit (or "drum set" or "trap set"), which includes various drums, cymbals and an assortment of accessory hardware such as pedals, standing support mechanisms, and drum sticks. Particularly in the traditional music of many countries, drummers use individual drums of various sizes and designs rather than drum kits. Some use only their hands to strike the drums. In larger ensembles, the drummer may be part of a rhythm section with other percussionists playing. These musicians provide the timing and rhythmic foundation which allow the players of melodic instruments, including voices, to coordinate their musical performance. Some famous drummers include: Max Roach, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charlie Adams (drummer)
Charlie Adams (born May 8, 1954) is an American drummer, best known for playing in Yanni's touring band, after having played with Yanni in the early 1980s rock band Chameleon. Adams was born in Joliet, Illinois. Music career Early life Adams was born and raised in Joliet, Illinois. Prior to joining Chameleon, he taught drums to local students, including future Smashing Pumpkins drummer Jimmy Chamberlin. Chameleon Band members of regional rock band Chameleon included Adams on drums, vocals, and percussion; Yanni on keyboards and synthesizers; Dugan McNeill on lead vocals and bass guitars; Johnny Donaldson on all guitars; and Mark Anthony on lead vocals and keyboards. Their albums included ''Chameleon'', ''Techno-color'', ''Hologram Sky'', and ''Balance''. The group was noted for Adams' revolving gyroscope drum kit, who played his rapidly spinning drums before Mötley Crüe's Tommy Lee's similar arrangement. Yanni In 1987, Yanni formed his first touring band to promote his alb ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Soda Stereo
Soda Stereo was an Argentine rock band formed in Buenos Aires in 1982. The band's membership consisted of singer-guitarist Gustavo Cerati, bassist Zeta Bosio and drummer Charly Alberti. During their career, the band released seven studio albums before disbanding in 1997. Soda Stereo is the best-selling Argentine band of all time, having sold seven million records by 2007. The band's 1984 self-titled debut album featured a new wave and ska influenced sound, which evolved into a post-punk style found on their subsequent albums '' Nada personal'' (1985), '' Signos'' (1986), and '' Doble Vida'' (1988). The band's 1990 album ''Canción Animal'' featured the alternative rock anthem " De Música Ligera", their best-known song in Latin America. On their last two albums, ''Dynamo'' (1992) and '' Sueño Stereo'' (1995), their sound evolved to incorporate genres such as shoegaze and art rock. Their farewell concert on 20 September 1997 at the Estadio Monumental in Buenos Aires was ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charly Alberti
Charly Alberti (born Carlos Alberto Ficicchia; 27 March 1963) is an Argentine musician. He was the drummer for the rock band Soda Stereo, which was formed in 1982 and disbanded in 1997. Biography Alberti was born on 27 March 1963 in Buenos Aires. He is the son of jazz musician and drummer Tito Alberti. He began studying music at the age of six. Alberti met Gustavo Cerati, the future singer and guitarist of Soda Stereo, through Maria Laura Cerati, Gustavo's sister, who used to go to the River Plate sports club's pool. There Alberti played waterpolo and frequently talked to Maria Laura attempting to impress her. She told him that his brother was also interested in The Police and played the guitar. So he asked her to get in touch with Cerati. In 1982, Alberti co-founded the Argentinian rock band Soda Stereo. In 1986, Remo Belli, the CEO of Remo, a musical instrument company, sponsored Alberti to use Remo drumheads. In 1997, Alberti launched Cybrel Digital Entertainment, a co ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Skid Row (American Band)
Skid Row is an American rock band formed in 1986 in Toms River, New Jersey. Their current lineup comprises bassist Rachel Bolan, guitarists Dave Sabo and Scotti Hill and drummer Rob Hammersmith. The group achieved commercial success in the late 1980s and early 1990s, with its first two albums ''Skid Row (Skid Row album), Skid Row'' (1989) and ''Slave to the Grind'' (1991) certified multi-platinum, the latter of which reached number one on the Billboard 200, ''Billboard'' 200. Those two albums also produced some of Skid Row's most popular hits, both in and outside of the United States, including "18 and Life" and "I Remember You (Skid Row song), I Remember You", which peaked in the top 10 of the Billboard Hot 100, ''Billboard'' Hot 100, and other charting singles such as "Youth Gone Wild", "Monkey Business (Skid Row song), Monkey Business", "Slave to the Grind (song), Slave to the Grind", "Wasted Time (Skid Row song), Wasted Time", and "In a Darkened Room". The band's third album ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rob Affuso
Robert James Affuso (born March 1, 1963) is an American heavy metal drummer best known as a member of the band Skid Row from 1987 to 1996. Affuso is currently the band leader and drummer for Soulsystem, a band he formed while touring with Skid Row in 1992. He also formed an entertainment company Soulsystem Orchestras Inc. in New York. Affuso played in the band Ozone Monday with several of his former Skid Row bandmates. He was not involved in Skid Row's 1999 reunion. He has said that he would not rejoin the band without former lead singer Sebastian Bach. Affuso is the only former member that keeps in contact with all former Skid Row bandmates and is still good friends with them all. He met Dave "Snake" Sabo while auditioning for Bon Jovi in 1985. He normally plays Pearl drums and Sabian Cymbals with Soulsystem, and also used them whilst with Skid Row. He was also a member of the Sutton Thomas Band ( Tom Gleason, Ken Anthony, Frank Perrego ) prior to joining Skid Row. He als ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Adler's Appetite
Adler's Appetite, is an American rock band from Los Angeles, formed in 2003. The band's current lineup consists of namesake and drummer Steven Adler, vocalist Ari Kamin, guitarists Michael Thomas and Alistair James, and bassist Todd Kerns. Along with original material, the band performs covers of Adler's former band Guns N' Roses, primarily songs from the album ''Appetite for Destruction''. Former Slash's Snakepit guitarist Keri Kelli first formed the band in 2003, with the original lineup consisting of Adler, Faster Pussycat guitarist Brent Muscat, former Ratt bassist Robbie Crane as well as then-Ratt singer Jizzy Pearl, also formerly of Love/Hate. The band toured the US and Europe, with a number of musicians filling in for band members due to touring commitments. Following the departure of Muscat in 2004, they recorded and released the ''Adler's Appetite'' EP in January 2005. The same year, Adler announced a new lineup of the band, adding singer Sheldon Tarsha (formerly of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Guns N' Roses
Guns N' Roses is an American hard rock band formed in Los Angeles, California in 1985 as a merger of local bands L.A. Guns and Hollywood Rose. When they signed to Geffen Records in 1986, the band's "classic" line-up consisted of vocalist Axl Rose, lead guitarist Slash (musician), Slash, rhythm guitarist Izzy Stradlin, bassist Duff McKagan, and drummer Steven Adler. The current line-up consists of Rose, Slash, McKagan, guitarist Richard Fortus, drummer Isaac Carpenter (drummer), Isaac Carpenter, and keyboardists Dizzy Reed and Melissa Reese. Guns N' Roses heavily toured the West Coast of the United States, West Coast club circuit during their early years. Their debut album ''Appetite for Destruction'' (1987), supported by the Appetite for Destruction Tour, eponymous tour, failed to gain traction, debuting at number 182 on the Billboard 200, ''Billboard'' 200, until a year after its release when a grassroots campaign for the "Welcome to the Jungle" music video brought the band ma ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Steven Adler
Steven Adler (born Michael Coletti; January 22, 1965) is an American musician. He was the drummer and co-songwriter of the hard rock band Guns N' Roses, with whom he achieved worldwide success in the late 1980s. Adler was fired from Guns N' Roses over his heroin addiction in 1990, following which he reformed his pre-Guns N' Roses band Road Crew and briefly joined BulletBoys. During the 2000s, Adler was the drummer of the band Adler's Appetite, and from 2012, he had held the same position in the band Adler. In early 2017, he declared that he had no intention to continue with the band and that the band has been dissolved, with the reason being his lack of interest in performing during poorly attended concerts. He appeared on the second (2008) and fifth (2011) seasons of the reality TV show '' Celebrity Rehab with Dr. Drew'', as well as on the first season of its spin-off '' Sober House'' (2009). He was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2012 as a member of Guns ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Henry Adler
Henry Adler (June 28, 1915 – September 30, 2008) was an American jazz drummer, teacher, author, and publisher. He taught drummer Buddy Rich how to read music and co-wrote ''Buddy Rich's Modern Interpretation of Snare Drum Rudiments'', published in 1942. Early years A native of New York City, Adler grew up during the Depression. He bought his first snare drum when he was thirteen and learned to play it without formal instruction. Two years later, he got a job playing at a hotel in Belmar, New Jersey. He began lessons with a professional pit drummer from the Palace Theater and studied timpani in his high school orchestra. Meeting Rich One of Adler's former students introduced Adler to Buddy Rich. "The kid told me he played better than Krupa. Buddy was only in his teens at the time and his friend was my first pupil. Buddy played and I watched his hands. Well, he knocked me right out. He did everything I wanted to do, and he did it with such ease. When I met his folks, I asked ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Megadeth
Megadeth is an American thrash metal band formed in Los Angeles in 1983 by vocalist and guitarist Dave Mustaine. Known for their technically complex guitar work and musicianship, Megadeth is one of the "big four" of American thrash metal—along with Slayer, Anthrax (American band), Anthrax, and Metallica—and is credited with helping to develop and popularize the genre. Their music features intricate arrangements, fast rhythm sections, dual lead guitars, and lyrical themes such as war, politics, religion, death, and personal relationships. In 1985, Megadeth released their debut album, ''Killing Is My Business... and Business Is Good!'', on the independent record label Combat Records, to moderate success. It caught the attention of bigger labels, which led to Megadeth signing with Capitol Records. Their first major-label album, ''Peace Sells... but Who's Buying?'', was released in 1986 and was a major hit with the underground metal scene. Band members' substance abuse issues a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lamb Of God (band)
Lamb of God is an American heavy metal music, heavy metal band from Richmond, Virginia. Formed in 1994 as Burn the Priest, the group consists of bassist John Campbell, vocalist Randy Blythe, guitarists Mark Morton (guitarist), Mark Morton and Willie Adler, and drummer Art Cruz. The band is considered a significant member of the new wave of American heavy metal movement. Since their formation, Lamb of God has released eleven studio albums, including two under the name Burn the Priest; their most recent album, ''Omens (Lamb of God album), Omens'', was released in October 2022. The band has also released one live album, one compilation album, three DVDs, two EPs, and twenty-eight singles. The band's cumulative sales equal almost two million in the United States, including two albums certified Gold by the Recording Industry Association of America, RIAA. In 2010 and 2011 the band received Grammy Award for Best Metal Performance, Grammy nominations for songs from their 2009 album '' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
