The Most Influential Drummers of All Time

Moe Tucker (Velvet Underground)

A totally off-kilter drummer, Moe Tucker chose to stand instead of sit, she played with mallets instead of sticks and avoided using cymbals unless completely necessary or unexpected. Tucker chose to follow the emotional flow of the song to drive her percussion, not to follow the actual time signature exactly. She and Lou Reed had a push-pull relationship, but it never dipped into being difficult to manage. 

Tommy Ramone (Ramones)

The punk self-starter from the UK, Tommy Ramone was known for providing the Tommy-gun drums to accompany Johnny Ramone’s buzzsaw guitar. Tommy Ramone basically established the genre that we know as punk today. Pretty much every band that has ever played Warped Tour has drawn from Tommy Ramone.

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The More You Know

  • With a net worth of 1.3 billion dollars, Paul McCartney is the wealthiest musician in the world.
  • In 1969, the founder and the original leader of the Rolling Stones (Brian Jones) got kicked out of the band and then died less than a month later.
  • President Nixon was an accomplished musician. He played five instruments, including the accordion.
  • Mary, of “Mary Had A Little Lamb” fame, was a real person and the song is based on a true story.
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Post originally appeared on Upbeat News.