Latest Drum News Lucerne drummer and percussionist Fredy Studer died on Monday at the age of 74. He died quickly and unexpectedly after a serious illness; his agency announced on Monday evening. Fredy Studer was […]
Latest Drum News Jerry “JI” Allison, drummer for Buddy Holly and the Crickets and co-writer on some of their biggest hits, has died. He was 82. The official Facebook page for Holly announced Allison’s death, […]
Latest Drum News DPA Magazine Writes: The drummer of the hugely successful former East German rock band Puhdys, Klaus Scharfschwerdt, has died at the age of 68. His manager confirmed on Tuesday that Scharfschwerdt had […]
Latest Drum News Yes drummer Alan White has died, his family confirmed in a statement that was also shared by the band. White died Thursday (May 26) at his Seattle home after a brief illness. […]
Latest Drum News Ric Parnell was a drummer for the 1970s rock bands Horse, Atomic Rooster, and the Italian band Tritons. He played drums on the 1982 hit song “Mickey” by Toni Basil and it […]
Latest Drum News UPDATE: local media reported that Hawkins was found dead in his hotel room in Bogotá, Colombia, before the band was set to perform at the Estéreo Picnic Festival that night. —————————————- Horrible […]
Latest Drumming News Howard Grimes was a drummer with the Memphis soul session band the Hi Rhythm Section, who backed singers including Al Green and Ann Peebles. Died: February 12, 2022 Details of death: Died at Saint […]
Latest Drum News Todd Sucherman took to social media to announce the passing of his long-time drum tech Paulie Carrizzo. “Paulie Carrizzo passed away today, March 16th. We spent twenty years together as a team […]
Latest Drumming News Pasted below is a nice write up on Sandy from Boulder City Review. Sander Lloyd “Sandy” Nelson (December 1, 1938 – February 14, 2022) was one of the best-known rock drummers of […]
Latest Drum News Blues musician Sam Lay died Saturday (January 29), his record label Alligator has confirmed. The Chicago Sun-Times reports that Lay was experiencing heart problems, was taken to a nursing facility near his […]
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