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Early stars of the event in addition to Rabb included: veteran jazz drummer named Art Verdi, the first person to break 1100 single strokes and while using the traditional grip; [5] Jotan Afanador, the first person to regularly perform nearly 1200 single strokes in one minute; [6] Tim Waterson, the first person to score over 1000 single strokes on a bass drum and first identifiable personality ...
Rich was born in Sheepshead Bay, Brooklyn, New York, to Jewish parents Bess Skolnik and Robert Rich, both American vaudevillians. [5]: 6 At 18 months old, he became part of his parents' vaudeville act, dressed in a sailor suit playing an arrangement of "The Stars and Stripes Forever" behind a large bass and snare drum - an act which concluded with him emerging from behind the drums tap-dancing ...
John Henry Bonham (31 May 1948 – 25 September 1980) was an English musician who was the drummer of the rock band Led Zeppelin.Noted for his speed, power, fast single-footed kick drumming, distinctive sound, and feel for groove, [1] he is regarded as one of the greatest and most influential drummers in history.
Dan Prestup first emerged on the national drumming scene at the 2004 NAMM Show in Nashville, Tennessee, when he entered the World's Fastest Drummer competition. Dan finished 4th in the Fastest Hands category. [4] His drumometer reading of 1,031 strokes is recognized as the 21st fastest performance in the world to date. [3]
This is a list of notable drummers that meet Wikipedia's notability guideline for inclusion. This is a dynamic list and may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness. You can help by adding missing items with reliable sources .
The list gives their date, cause and location of death, and their age. Rock music developed from the rock and roll music that emerged during the 1950s, and includes a diverse range of subgenres. The terms "rock and roll" and "rock" each have a variety of definitions, some narrow and some wider.
Pedro Rigoberto "Pete" Sandoval (born May 21, 1964) is a Salvadoran-born American drummer, best known for his work with extreme metal bands Morbid Angel, Terrorizer and I Am Morbid. [ 1 ] According to Jason Birchmeier of AllMusic , Sandoval "challenges one's perception of how fast a drummer can possibly drum."
John Henry "Jabo" Starks (/ ˈ dʒ æ b oʊ /; October 26, 1937 [a] – May 1, 2018), [1] sometimes spelled Jab'o, was an American funk and blues drummer best known for playing with James Brown as well as other notable musicians including Bobby Bland and B.B. King. A self-taught musician, he was known for his effective and clean drum patterns.