Taylor Hawkins was one hell of a drummer. We lost a truly great musician when he passed in 2022. At the very least, we have a hefty catalogue of work to enjoy for decades to come. And one standout ...

Guitars, sure. Vocal performances, fine. Keys, bass, flute—got it. Sometimes what you really need to get riled up is percussion. Percussion! It’s the hits of the drums that get your heart pounding, ...

Starr outright refused to do drum solos, which led some to think of him as a weak drummer. His bandmates disagreed. “I think Ringo was always paranoid that he wasn’t a great drummer because he never ...

The drummer is the heartbeat of songs, no pun intended. The driving sound turns up the motor on so many pieces of music and you need to have the writer person in the right place on the right song.

John Bonham’s legendary drum solos with Led Zeppelin practically had the audience eating out of the palm of his hand. His Bonzo nickname was a childhood relic he earned before he found fame, but it ...

Baby Dodds: 1. Spooky Drums No. 1 2. Drums in the Twenties 3. Shimmy Beat/Press Roll Demonstration 4. Careless Love Blues 5. Rudiments 6. Maryland 7. Spooky Drums No. 2 8. Tom Tom Workout The ...

Talking and Drum Solos represents yet another step back into jazz history for Atavistic's Unheard Music Series, which made a point of mostly documenting avant jazz until this year's reissue of George ...

These aren’t your granddad’s twenty minute classic rock solos, but something a bit different. This Dutch musician is one of the best drummers alive, and his solo performances are legendary. I don’t ...

His most memorable moments with the Stones aren’t five-minute drum solos, but rather small, precise elements that could only have been created by Charlie Watts. Photo: Michael Putland/Getty Images ...