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1998 S P Leary, Texan Blues drummer (Muddy Waters), dies at 67

1997 Tony Williams, jazz drummer (Miles Davis), dies at 51

1996 Sid Pye, drummer, dies at 55

1996 Mel Taylor, drummer, dies at 63

1996 John Panozzo, drummer, dies at 48

1996 Thomas Edward Montgomery, drummer, dies at 73

1996 Gaylord Birch, drummer (Pointer Sisters, Herbie Hancock), dies at 50

1996 George Alan Dawson, jazz drummer/teacher, dies at 66

1996 Robert Covington, drummer/singer, dies at 54

1995 Walter "Crash" Morgan, drummer, dies at 35

1995 Carl Donnell "Kansas" Fields, drummer, dies at 79

1995 Ray McKinley, drummer, dies at 84

1995 Arthur S Taylor Jr, U.S. drummer/author (Notes on notes), dies at 65

1995 Al Duncan, drummer, dies at 68

1994 Connie Conrad Henry Kirnon Kay, jazz Drummer, dies at 67

1994 Al Levitt, US/French jazz drummer, dies at 63

1994 Jimmy Miller, pop drummer/singer/producer (Motorhead), dies at 52

1994 John William Stevens, jazz drummer, dies at 54

1994 Lex P Humphries, drummer, dies at 57

1994 Guns n Roses drummer Matthew Sorum files to divorce Kai

1994 Oliver "Bops Junior" Jackson, drummer, dies at 61

1994 Milford Dolliole, pioneer jazz drummer, dies at 90

1994 Tommy Benford, jazz drummer, dies at 88

1994 Maurice "Moe" Purtill, jazz drummer, dies at 77

1994 Motley Crue drummer Tommy Lee charge with possession of loaded firearm

1993 Michael Clarke, drummer (Byrds), dies of liver failure at 49

1993 Jeff Ward, drummer (9 Inch Nails), commits suicide at 30

1992 Ed Blackwell, U.S. jazz drummer (Quartet), dies

1992 Larrie Londin, jazz drummer, dies at 48

1992 Jeff Porcaro, drummer (Toto-Africa), dies of cardiac arrest at 38

1992 Robert F Clayton, drummer (Jody Grind), dies at 26 in a car crash

1992 Andy Russell, drummer/vocalist (Your Hit Parade), dies of stroke at 72

1991 Eric Carr, drummer (Kiss-Beth), dies of cancer at 41

1991 Klaus Kinski, actor (Android, Little Drummer Girl), dies at 65

1990 Art Blakey, jazz drummer (Jazz Messengers), dies of cancer at 71

1989 Pete de Freitas, drummer (Echo and the Bunnyman), dies

1987 "Fat" Larry James, U.S. drummer (Fat Larry's Band-Zoom), dies at 38

1987 Yogi Horton, drummer (Luther Vandross), commits suicide at 33

1987 Victor Feldman, pianist/drummer, dies at 53

1987 Carlton Barrett, Jamaican reggae drummer (No woman no cry), dies at 36

1987 Buddy Rich, drummer/orch leader (Away We Go), dies at 69

1986 Tommy Lee, drummer of Motley Crue, marries Heather Locklear

1985 Joe Jones, drummer, dies at 73

1984 Def Leppard drummer Rick Allen loses his arm in a car crash

1983 Dennis Wilson, drummer/singer (Beach Boys), drowns at 39

1983 Willie Bobo, jazz drummer (Cos), dies at 49

1983 Karen Carpenter, rock drummer (Carpenters), dies of anorexia at 32

1980 2 months after death of drummer John Bonham, Led Zeppelin breaks up

1980 John Bonham, English pop drummer (Led Zeppelin), overdoses at 32

1980 Drummer Peter Criss quits Kiss

1978 Kenny Jones becomes The Who's new drummer

1978 Keith Moon, rock drummer (Who), dies of drug OD at 31

1976 Keith Moon, drummer for Who, collapses and is hospitalized in Miami

1975 Al Jackson, rock drummer (Booker T and The MG's), dies at 39

1975 Zutty Singleton, U.S. jazz drummer, dies at 77

1974 Robbie Mcintosh, drummer (Average White Band), overdoses at 24

1973 Gene Krupa, U.S. swing drummer (Sing Sing Sing), dies at 64

1973 Butch Trucks drummer of Allman Brothers, breaks leg in a car crash

1973 Gene Krupa, drummer, plays for final time with Benny Goodman Quartet

1972 Bobby Ramirez, drummer (White Trash), killed at 23 in bar brawl

1970 Igor Cavalera, Brazilian pop drummer, Sepultura

1970 Donald Tardy, U.S., death metal drummer, Obituary, Cause of Death

1969 Mitch McLee, born in Miles, Michigan, drummer, Southgang

1969 Marco Foddis, pop drummer, Pestilence

1969 Dave Grohl, drummer, Nirvana, Foo Fighters

1968 Michael Foster, Richmond, Virginia, drummer, Firehouse-Love of a Lifetime

1968 Bess Singh, [Lennart Bes], Dutch pop drummer, Burma Shop-Hippies

1968 Mark Scott, Paramus, New Jersey, rock drummer, Trixter-Give It To Me Good

1967 Gabriel Jongejans, Dutch drummer, Lois Lane

1967 Blas Elias Gomez, Kennedy, Texas, rock drummer, Slaughter-Stick it Live

1967 Tom Holkenborg, drummer, Weekend at Waikiki

1966 Douglas Vipond, British pop drummer, Deacon Blue-Raintown

1966 Sean Kinney, U.S. rock drummer, Alice in Chains-We Die Young

1966 Patrick Hannan, English pop drummer, Sundays-Can't Be Sure

1965 Rob Smits, pop drummer, Kong/Phlegm

1965 Zak Starsky, rock drummer, son of Beatle Ringo

1965 Steve Gorman, Hopkinsville, Kentucky, rock drummer, Black Crowes

1965 Tim "Herb" Alexander, U.S. funk metal drummer, Primus-Prok soda

1965 Steven Adler, born in Cleveland, Ohio, drummer, Guns and Roses-Sweet Child

1964 Rolling Stones drummer Charlie Watts weds Shirley Shepherd

1964 Alan "Reni" Wren, English pop drummer, Stone Roses-Fools Gold

1964 Johnny Dee, heavy metal drummer, Britny Fox-Boys in Heat, King Kobra

1964 Mark O'Toole, bassist/drummer, Frankie Goes to Hollywood-Relax

1963 Lars Ulrich, Danish/US heavy metal drummer, Metallica-Kill 'em All

1963 Rick Allen, rock drummer, Def Leppard-Hysteria, Rock of Ages

1963 Tigg Ketler, born in Chula Vista, California, drummer, Bang Tango-Dancin' on Coals

1963 Paul Geary, born in Boston, Massachusetts, heavy metal drummer, Extreme-More Than Words

1963 Bobby Rock, born in Houston, Texas, rock drummer, Nelson-Love and Affection

1963 Scott Rockenfield, drummer, Queensryche-Breaking the Silence

1963 Mike Joyce, rock drummer, Smiths-Ask, Panic, London

1963 Arther van Dijk, drummer, Ivy Green

1963 Robert James Affuso, born in Newburgh, New York, rock drummer, Skid Row-Psycho Love

1963 Jani Lane, heavy metal drummer, Warrant-Cherry Pie

1962 Charlie Benante, born in Bronx, New York, rock drummer, Anthrax-Armed and Dangerous

1962 Mike "Puffy" Bordin, SF, rock drummer, Faith No More

1962 Tommy Lee, Greece, drummer, Motley Crue, wed H Locklear/Pam Anderson

1962 Drummer Ringo Starr replaces Pete Best of the Beatles

1962 Ringo Starr replaces Pete Best as Beatle drummer

1962 Martin Rongen, Dutch pop drummer, Rowwen Heze-Boem

1962 Roxy Dora Petrucci, born in Rochester, Minnesota, rock drummer, Vixen-Rev It Up

1962 Jan Koster, Dutch drummer, Sleeze Beez-Powertool

1961 Larry Mullen, Jr., Dublin Ireland, rock drummer, U2-I Will Follow

1961 Debbi Peterson, born in Los Angeles, California, rock drummer, Bangles-Eternal Flame

1961 Jon Farriss, Australian rock vocalist and drummer, INXS-Kiss the Dirt

1961 Pete de Freitas, Trinidad, rock drummer, Echo and the Bunnyman

1961 David Palmer, heavy metal drummer, ABC, AC/DC

1961 Slim Jim Phantom, [Jim Mcdonnell], rock drummer, Stray Cats

1960 Marcel "Baaf" Stavenuiter, Dutch drummer, Bob Color

1960 Dan "Woody" Woodgate, London, rock drummer, Madness

1960 Simon Wright, heavy metal drummer, AC/DC

1960 Roger Taylor, rock drummer, Duran Duran-Hungry Like the Wolf

1959 Steven Irvine, rock drummer, Lloyd Cole and The Commotions

1959 Lupino Lane, actress (Deputy Drummer), dies at 67

1959 A J Pero, Staten Is, drummer, Twisted Sister-Not Gonna Take It

1959 Troy Luccketta, rock drummer, Tesla-Psychotic Supper

1959 John Keeble, London, rock drummer, Spandau Ballet-True

1959 Mel Gaynor, born in Glasgow, Scotland, rock drummer, Simple Minds-Water Front

1959 Leon "The Bop" Klaasse, rock drummer/singer, The Pilgrims-Red

1959 Omar Hakim, drummer, Dire Straits, Weather Report

1958 Leo Kenter, Dutch drummer, Trockener Kecks-More! More! More!

1958 Terry Lee Miall, England, rock drummer, Adam and The Ants

1958 Bobby Blotzner, rock drummer, Ratt-Round and Round

1958 Antoine Trousers, rock drummer/singer, Dike-Bleeding Heart

1958 Bill Berry, U.S. pop drummer, REM-Sentimental Hygiene

1958 Nigel Twist, born in Manchester, rock drummer, Alarm-In the Summertime

1958 Brian David Willis, rock drummer, Quarterflash

1957 Sheila E[scovedo], born in San Francisco, California, disco drummer, Krushgrove, Holly Rock

1957 James Brown, British reggae singer/drummer, UB40-Red Red Wine

1957 Stephen Morris, English pop drummer, Joy Division-Atmosphere

1957 Blair Cunningham, born in Memphis, Tennessee, rock drummer, Haircut 100

1957 Jon Moss, rock drummer, Culture Club

1957 Budgie, rock drummer, Slits, Siouxsie and the Banshees-Wild Thing

1957 Richie Ramone, [Richie Beau], rock drummer, Ramones-Pet Semtary

1957 Rat Scabies, [Chris Miller], Surrey England, rock drummer, Damned

1957 Bruce Crump, rock drummer, Molly Hatchet

1957 Mark Brzezicki, rock drummer, Big Country-Wonderland

1956 Mick Pointer, rock drummer, Marillion

1956 Paul Cook, London, rock drummer, Sex Pistols

1956 John Cowsill, born in Newport, Rhode Island, rock drummer, Cowsills-We Can Fly

1956 Bob Brill, New York City, drummer, Berlin-You Take My Breath Away

1955 Jan Pijnenburg, Dutch rock drummer, Doe Maar-Bomb

1955 Rick Buckler, [Paul Richard Buckler], rock drummer, Jam

1955 Clement Burke, rock drummer, Blondie

1955 Pat Mastelotto, rock drummer, Mr Mister

1955 Ali Score, rock drummer, Flock Of Seagulls

1955 Michael Anthony, born in Chicago, Illinois, rock drummer, Van Halen-Jump, 1984

1955 Nicky "Topper" Headon, English drummer, Clash-Complete Control

1955 Stan Lynch, Gainesville, Florida, rock drummer, Tommy Petty and Heartbreakers

1955 Mark Herndon, Springfield, Massachusetts, country drummer, Alabama-Take Me Down

1955 Alex Van Halen, Nijmegen Neth, rock drummer, Van Halen-1984, Jump

1954 Tom Scheckel, born in Chicago, Illinois, rock drummer, Buckinghams

1954 Philthy Animal, [Philip Taylor], rock drummer, Motorhead

1954 Ted Mueller, rock drummer, Axe

1954 Steve Smith, born in Los Angeles, California, rock drummer, Journey

1954 Jos Zoomer, born in Amsterdam, Netherlands, rock drummer, Vandenberg

1954 Bryn B Burrows, rock drummer, Fabulous Poodles

1954 William Beard, rock drummer, Face To Face

1954 Michael "Nicko" McBain, Eng hard rock drummer, Iron Maiden-Powerslave

1954 Peter Erskine, jazz drummer, Weather Report

1954 Jeff Porcaro, born in Los Angeles, California, drummer and percussionist, Toto-Roxanne, Africa

1954 Tony Brock, born in England, rock drummer, Babys-Missing You

1954 Matt Frenette, rock drummer, Loverboy

1954 Christopher Hughes, drummer

1954 Merrick, [Chris Hughes] rock drummer, Adam and The Ants

1954 Shawn Murray, rock drummer, Mink Deville

1953 Andy "the Clobberer" Ranken, English pop drummer, The Pogues

1953 Julian Keith Strickland, Athens, Georgia, drummer, B-52's-Rock Lobster

1953 Tico Torres, rock drummer, Bon Jovi-Always

1953 Rick Downey, rocker drummer/vocalist, Blue Oyster Cult

1953 Ian Mosley, born in Paddington, London, drummer, Marillion-Clutching at Straws

1953 Porter Carroll, Jr., drummer, Atlantic Star-Touch a 4 Leaf Clover

1953 David Robinson, drummer, Cars

1953 Shotgun Johnson, rock drummer, KC and the Sunshine Boys-Give it Up

1953 Derek Pellicci, rock drummer, Little River Band-Help Is On It's Way

1952 Richie Morales, drummer, Spyro Gyra-Morning Dance

1952 Tommy Dobeck, rock drummer, Michael Stanley Band

1952 Jody Stephens, rock drummer, Big Star

1952 Neil Peart, born in Canada, pop drummer, Rush-A Farewell to Kings

1952 Stewart Copeland, born in Alexandria, Egypt, drummer, Police-Roxanne

1952 Rob Kloet, pop drummer/singer, Nits-In the Dutch Mountains

1952 Warren Cann, Victoria Canada, rock drummer, Ultravox

1952 Joey Ramone, [Jeffrey Hyman], rock drummer, Ramones-Baby I Love You

1952 Sly Dunbar, Kingston Jamaica, reggae drummer, Sly and Robbie

1952 Adam Woods, rock drummer and pianist, Fixx

1952 Derek Longmuir, born in Edinburgh Scotland, rock drummer, Bay City Rollers

1952 Jerry Shirley, rock drummer, Humble Pie-Hot N Nasty, Eat It

1952 Tommy Ramone, [Erdelyi], Hungary, rock drummer/bassist [Ramones

1951 Frank Beard, U.S. country rock drummer, ZZ Topp

1951 Barry Brandt, Washington D.C., rock drummer, Angel

1951 Bill Gibson, California, rock drummer, Huey Lewis and The News

1951 Guy Gelso, rock drummer, Zebra

1951 Jack Grondin, rock drummer, .38 Special

1951 Martin Chambers, rock drummer, Pretenders

1951 Geert Jan Hessing, Dutch rock drummer, Catapult

1951 Ralph Johnson, rock drummer, Earth Wind and Fire-Shining Star

1951 Ben E. Carlos, rock drummer, Cheap Trick-Dream Police

1951 Rob Baker, rock drummer, Red Rider

1951 Paul Thompson, rock drummer, Roxy Music

1951 Chris Frantz, Kentucky, rock drummer, Talking Heads, Tom Tom Club

1951 Max Weinberg, rock drummer, E Street Band, Conan O'Brien Show

1951 Jackson Spires, rock drummer, Blackfoot

1951 Bruce Gary, born in Burbank, California, rock drummer, Knack-My Sharona

1951 Ralph Cooper, born in Australia, drummer, Air Supply-All Out of Love

1951 Phil Collins, England, singer/drummer, Genesis-Against All Odds

1951 Brian Downey, rock drummer, Thin Lizzy-Boys are Back in Town

1950 Terry Bozzio, rock drummer, Missing Persons-Hello I Love You

1950 Carlton Barrett, Jamaicans reggae drummer, Bob Marley and Wailers

1950 Terry Buffin, rock drummer, British Lions

1950 Paul Burgess, British drummer, 10cc-Not Alone

1950 Mike Hossack, Patterson, New Jersey, rock drummer, Doobie Brothers

1950 Don Powell, England, rock drummer, Slade

1950 Dennis Elliot, London, rock drummer, Foreigner

1950 Thomas Aldrich, country drummer, Black Oak Arkansas

1950 Larry Tolbert, rock drummer, Raydio

1950 Eric Carr, rock drummer, Kiss-Beth

1950 Joey Kramer, born in New York City, hard rock drummer, Aerosmith-Toys in the Attic

1950 Robbie McIntosh, drummer, Avg White Band-Show your Hand

1950 Steve Ferrone, Sussex, rock drummer, Average White Band

1950 John Hartman, born in Falls Church, Virginia, rock drummer, Doobie Brothers

1950 Karen Carpenter, born in New Haven, Connecticut, vocalist and drummer, We Only Just Begun

1950 Philip Ehart, rock drummer, Kansas

1949 Sib Hashian, born in Boston, Massachusetts, rock drummer, Boston

1949 "Fat" Larry James, U.S. drummer, Fat Larry's Band

1949 Simon Kirke, rock drummer, Bad Company

1949 Roger Taylor, British rock drummer, Queen-Bohemian Rhapsody

1949 Mick Tucker, London, rock drummer, Sweet Harlesden

1949 Alan White, English rock drummer, Yes, Ramshackled

1949 Steve Gadd, jazz drummer, Triplet Hop, Complex Jazz

1949 Mike Gibbons, born in Swansea, Wales, rock drummer, Badfinger

1949 Richard de Bois, Dutch drummer and producer

1949 Nigel Olsson, rock guitarist/drummer, Elton John Band

1949 Tommy Ramone, [Thomas Erdelyi], Budapest, rock drummer, Ramones

1949 George Brown, rock drummer, Kool and the Gang-Celebration

1948 Alan Gratzer, Syracuse, New York, rock drummer, Reo Speedwagon

1948 Dale "Buffin" Griffin, rock drummer, Mott The Hoople

1948 Kenny Jones, London, rock drummer/vocalist, Small Faces

1948 Donald Brewer, born in Flint, Michigan, rock drummer, Grand Funk Railroad

1948 Daniel Seraphine, Chicago, rock drummer, Chicago-If You Leave Me Now

1948 Cesar Zuiderwijk, Dutch rock drummer, Golden Earring, Radar Love

1948 Brian Glascock, rock drummer, Motels-Only the Lonely

1948 Ian Paice, British hard rock drummer, White Snake, Deep Purple

1948 Skip Alan, [Alan Skipper], drummer, Them, Pretty Things

1948 John Henry "Bonzo" Bonham, drummer, Led Zeppelin-Stairway to Heaven

1948 Ray Laidlaw, British rock drummer, Jack the Lad

1948 Bill Bruford, English pop drummer, Yes, King Crimson-Red, Genesis

1948 Bill Ward, Birmingham England, heavy metal drummer, Black Sabbath

1948 Simon Crowe, rock drummer, Boomtown Rats-Maxinguaye

1948 John Evans, Aka Evan, rock drummer, Jethro Tull

1947 Cozy Powell, England, rock drummer, Jeff Beck Group, Whitesnake, ELP

1947 George Grantham, Oklahoma, rock drummer/vocalist, Poco

1947 John Wilson, rock drummer, Them

1947 Keith Moon, English rock drummer, Who-I'm A Boy

1947 Ricky Coonce, born in Los Angeles, California, rock drummer, Grass Roots

1947 Don Henley, born in Linden, Texas, rock drummer/vocalist, Eagles-Desparado

1947 Tom Boggs, rock drummer, Box Tops

1947 Rob Townsend, rock drummer, Family Leicester

1947 Don Henley, drummer/singer, Eagles, Boys of Summer

1947 Mitch Mitchell, drummer, Jimi Hendrix Experience-Purple Haze

1947 John Bonham, Redditch England, drummer, Led Zeppelin-Stairway

1947 Claude "Butch" Hudson Trucks, drummer, Allman Brothers

1947 Tony Cooner, born in Essex, drummer, Hot Chocolate-You Sexy Thing

1947 Mike Kellie, rock drummer, Spooky Tooth-It's All About

1947 Carl Palmer, drummer, Asia-Heat of the Moment, Emerson Lake and Palmer

1947 Barry Wilson, England, rock drummer, Procol Harum-Whiter Shade of Pale

1947 Peter Lucia, rock drummer, Tommy James and Shondells-Crystal Blue

1946 Clive Bunker, rock drummer, Jethro Tull

1946 Bev[erley] Bevan, Birmingham England, rock drummer, ELO

1946 Joe Correro, Greenwood Ms, rock drummer, Paul Revers and The Raiders

1946 Carmine Appice, New York City, rock drummer, Vanilla Fudge

1946 Jerry Edmonton, Canada, rock drummer, Steppenwolf

1946 John Coghlan, London, rock drummer, Status Quo

1946 Greg Elmore, born in San Diego, California, rock drummer, Quicksilver

1946 Greg Errico, U.S. drummer, Sly and Family Stone-Stand!

1946 Mitch Mitchell, drummer, Jimi Hendrix Experience

1946 Bill Kreutzmann, Jr., born in Palo Alto California, drummer, Grateful Dead

1946 Steve Upton, rock drummer, Wishbone Ash-There's the Rub, Locked In

1946 Phillip Rudd, Melbourne, rock drummer, AC/DC-Rock 'n Roll Damnation

1946 Bill Kreutzmann, drummer, Grateful Dead

1946 Bill Kreutzmann, born in California, rock drummer, Grateful Dead, Grass Roots

1946 John Barbata, drummer, Turtles-Happy Together, Eleanor

1946 Harold Brown, born in Long Beach, California, rock drummer, War-Summer, Galaxy

1946 Gaylord Birch, drummer, Reconstruction, Honey Dripper

1946 Pierre van der Linden, Dutch drummer, Brainbox

1946 Andy Brown, rock drummer, Fortunes Birmingham

1946 Diane Keaton, born in Louisiana, actress, Annie Hall, Little Drummer Girl

1945 John Densmore, Louisiana, drummer, Doors-C'mon Light My Fire

1945 Ric Lee, rock drummer, Ten Years After-Cannock, Staffs

1945 Ronald Bushy, Washington D.C., rock drummer, Iron Butterfly

1945 Gordon "Snowy" Fleet, Merseyside, rock drummer, Easybeats

1945 Bob Henrit, English pop drummer, Kinks-Waterloo Sunset

1945 Doug Clifford, rock drummer, Creedence Clearwater Revival-Proud Mary

1945 Raymond van Geytenbeek, Dutch singer/drummer, Les Baroques

1945 Hugh Grundy, born in Winchester England, drummer, Zombies-She's Not There

1945 Roy Dyke, Liverpool, rock drummer, Ashton, Gardner and Dyke

1945 Nicholas Berkeley Mason, drummer, Pink Floyd-Brick in the Wall

1945 Nick Mason, rock drummer, Pink Floyd-Money

1945 Michael Cristofer, actor and writer, Little Drummer Girl

1945 John Peters, rock drummer, Harpers Bizarre

1944 Robert Colomby, New York City, rock drummer, Blood Sweat and Tears-When I Die

1944 Dennis Wilson, born in Hawthorne, California, drummer/vocalist, Beach Boys-My Room

1944 Dino Danelli, born in Jersey City, New Jersey, rock drummer, Fotomaker, Young Rascals

1944 Jaimoe "Johnny" Johanson, U.S. rock drummer, Allman Brothers

1944 Michael Clarke, born in New York City, rock drummer, Byrds-Turn! Turn! Turn!

1944 Ramon "Tiki" Fulwood, U.S. drummer, Funkadelic, Knee Deep

1944 Gene Parsons, rock drummer, Byrds, Gene Clark Group

1944 Pat McCauley, N Ireland, rock drummer, Them

1944 Ric Rothwell, drummer, Mindbenders-Games of Love

1944 Mick Avory, rock drummer, Kinks-Lola

1944 Brian Keenan, New York City, rock drummer, Chamber Bros-Time Has Come Today

1943 Dave Munden, rock drummer, Brian Poole and The Tremeloes

1943 Floyd Sneed, Calgary, rock drummer, Three Dog Night-Joy to the World

1943 Lee Graziano, born in Chicago, Illinois, rock drummer, American Breed

1943 Mickey Hart, drummer, Grateful Dead

1943 Jim McCarty, born in Liverpool, rock drummer, Yardbirds-For Your Love

1943 Bobby Harrison, born in England, rock drummer, Procol Harum-Conquistador

1943 Tony Mansfield, [Anthony Bookbinder], rock drummer, Billy J Kramer

1943 Spencer Dryden, born in New York City, rock drummer, Jefferson Airplane-Go Ask Alice

1942 Dave Clark, born in London, England, rock drummer, Dave Clark 5-Glad All Over

1942 Bobby Elliot, rock drummer, Hollies

1942 Ted Bluechel, San Pedro California, rock vocalist and drummer, Association

1942 Don Stevenson, born in Seattle, Washington rock drummer, Moby Grape

1942 Dewey Martin, born in Canada, rock vocalist and drummer, Buffalo Springfield

1942 Peter York, rock drummer, Spencer Davis Group

1942 Mick Fleetwood, born in London, rock drummer, Fleetwood Mac-Go Your Own Way

1942 Levon Helm, drummer/singer, Band

1942 Ronnie Bond, drummer, Troggs-Wild Thing

1942 Graeme Edge, born in England, rock drummer, Moody Blues-Your Wildest Dreams

1942 Jimmy Miller, U.S. pop drummer, Rolling Stones, Motorhead

1942 Hughie Flint, born in London, England, rock drummer, Bonzo Dog Band

1941 Robert Covington, drummer/singer

1941 Pete Best, drummer, Beatles

1941 Joe Bauer, born in Memphis, Tennessee, rock drummer, Youngbloods

1941 Joe Butler, born in Glen Cove New York, rock vocalist and drummer for Lovin' Spoonful

1941 Sid Pye, drummer

1941 Chris Curtis, [Chris Crummy], rock drummer/vocalist, Deep Purple

1941 Charlie Watts, drummer, Rolling Stones-Brown Sugar

1941 John Steel, rock drummer, Animals-House of the Rising Sun

1940 Freddie Marsden, Liverpool, rock drummer, Gerry and The Pacemakers

1940 Bernie Dwyer, rock drummer, Freddie and The Dreamers

1940 Ringo Starr, Beatle drummer/actor, Magic Christian

1940 John William Stevens, jazz drummer

1940 Brian Bennett, London, rock drummer, Shadows

1939 Jerry Allison, Hillsboro, Texas, rock drummer, Buddy Holly and Crickets

1939 Ginger [Peter] Baker, England, drummer, Cream-White Room

1939 Clem Cattini, rock drummer, Tornados London

1939 Jerry Mercer, rock drummer, April Wine Montreal Montreal

1939 Jerry Mercer, born in Montreal, Canada, rock drummer, April Wine

1936 Lex P Humphries, drummer

1935 Al Jackson, Jr., born in Memphis, Tennessee, drummer, Booker T and MGs-Chinese Checkers

1934 John D. Loudermilk, rock drummer/vocalist, Language of Love, Norman

1934 Willie Bobo, New York City, jazz drummer, Cos

1933 Oliver "Bops Junior" Jackson, drummer

1932 Al Levitt, drummer

1932 Isaac "Redd" Holt, U.S. drummer, Young-Holt Unlimited-In Crowd

1931 John LeCarre, [Cornwell], England, spy novelist, Little Drummer Girl

1931 Ed Cassidy, drummer, Spirit-I Got A Line on You

1930 Bobby "Blue" Bland, Rosemark, Tennessee, blues singer, Call on the Drummer

1929 George Alan Dawson, jazz drummer/teacher

1929 Arthur S. Taylor, Jr., U.S. drummer and band leader, Taylor's Wailers

1927 Al Duncan, drummer

1927 Connie Kay, jazz drummer

1926 Klaus Kinski, [Nikolas Naksynski], Poland, actor, Little Drummer Girl

1925 Tony Crombie, drummer/bandleader

1925 Roy Haynes, U.S. jazz drummer, Trio Music with Chick Corea

1922 George Roy Hill, dir, Slap Shot, Little Drummer Girl, Little Romance

1919 Art Blakey, born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, drummer, Billy Eckstine Band, Jazz Messengers

1917 Buddy Rich, born in Brooklyn, New York, drummer/orch leader, Buddy Rich Band-Away We Go

1916 Maurice "Moe" Purtill, jazz drummer

1915 Carl Donnell "Kansas" Fields, drummer

1915 Oscar Comras, Bronx, drummer, namesake of Comras Mall in Bronx Park

1914 Kenny [Klook] Clarke, Pittsburgh, jazz/drummer, composer, Epistrop

1911 Joe Jones, born in Chicago, Illinois, drummer

1910 Ray McKinley, born in Ft. Worth, Texas, orch leader/drummer, Glenn Miller Time

1909 Crozy [William] Cole, U.S. jazz drummer

1909 Gene Krupa, Benny Goodman's drummer, Sing Sing Sing

1905 Tommy Benford, jazz drummer

1903 Milford Dolliole, pioneer jazz drummer

1898 Zutty Singleton, U.S. jazz drummer

1851 John Lincoln Clem, Drummer Union volunteers, died in 1937



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