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11Jun/110

David Letterman – Drum Solo Week

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David Letterman has had a week of drum solo’s from the likes of Anton Fig, Sheila E., Roy Haynes and Neil Peart. Anton Fig has been the house drummer on the show for the past 25 years and he kicked off the week with the CBS orchestra. Next up was Sheila E. wearing her trademark [...]

6Jun/110

Roy Mayorga – Recovering At Home

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Stone Sour announced, on May 17th, that Hard Rock Drummer Roy Mayorga had suffered a minor stroke while on tour and that all remaining dates headlining their U.S. tour would be cancelled

5Jun/110

Top Rock Drummers Of All Time

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Gibson have compiled their list of the ‘Top Rock Drummers Of All Time’ – Dave Grohl took the number four spot just ahead of Metallica’s Lars Ulrich.

4Jun/110

Don Tanner – 92 and still drumming!

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Gordon Tanner has been a professional drummer for more than 8 decades, Gordon “Don” Tanner has entertained celebrities, politicians and presidents. But he likes playing the drums for himself the best.

3Jun/110

Drummer – Steven Adler touring with Adlers Appetite

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Ex. Guns ‘n’ Roses drummer Steven Adler along with Chip from Enuff z’ nuff and their band (Adler’s Appetite) have recently commenced their ‘Be alive’ tour.

2Jun/110

Happy 70th Birthday Sir Charlie Watts!

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Legendary band The Rolling Stones drummer Charlie Watts is celebrating another big hit today. He is 70 years young this Thursday 2nd June 2011.

31May/110

Slingerland’s – Radio King

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Slingerland’s ‘Radio King’ snare drum was first introduced in 1936. It could be heard on Benny Goodman’s soon-to-become classic “Sing, Sing, Sing”, the snare drum was revolutionary because it made double-headed tunable toms available to drummers around the world for the first time. The 1936 Slingerland catalog described the new Radio King snare drum as [...]

27May/110

Drummer/Composer – Bobby Previte

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When So Percussion, a quartet based in New York that plays only percussion instruments, received an invitation to collaborate from drummer/composer Bobby Previte, they quickly went online to research his work. What they found excited them a great deal.

26May/110

Drummer Josh Freese backs out of tour

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Drummer Josh Freese will sadly not be sitting behind the drums for A Perfect Circle’s summer tour, which runs for approximately 6 weeks, as he

25May/110

Drummer home after car crash abroad

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A drummer from the UK has been flown home after being pulled from a burning car following a crash in Slovakia while on a tour of Europe with his band.