RSS
Facebook
Twitter
YouTube
Instagram
Drumming News Network
  • Latest Drum News
  • Subscribe To Newsletter
  • DNN Content Contributors
  • Podcast
  • Newsletter Archive
  • Events Calendar
  • Advertising
News Ticker
  • [ June 6, 2026 ] Orange County Drum & Percussion Release Limited Adrian Young Signature Snare Drum Artist News
  • [ June 5, 2026 ] Chester Thompson Triumphantly Returns Home to SONOR Artist News
  • [ June 5, 2026 ] Carl Palmer Celebrates ELP’s Legacy at the Royal Albert Hall Artist News
  • [ June 4, 2026 ] Omar Hakim Recovering in Hospital; Lenny White and Will Calhoun to Join Rachel Z Band for Upcoming Tour Dates Artist News
  • [ June 3, 2026 ] Yamaha Announces a Yamaha / Tommy Aldridge Drum Clinic Tour This June Artist News
HomeDeath

Death

2022 Death

Sandy Nelson (12/1/1938 to 2/14/2022) The Early Rock Drummer Who Helped Elevate The Drums Has Died

February 25, 2022 rognrolla Comments Off on Sandy Nelson (12/1/1938 to 2/14/2022) The Early Rock Drummer Who Helped Elevate The Drums Has Died

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 […]

2022 Death

“Double-Shuffle” Master Sam Lay Has Died (3/20/1935 – 1/29/2022)

February 7, 2022 rognrolla Comments Off on “Double-Shuffle” Master Sam Lay Has Died (3/20/1935 – 1/29/2022)

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 […]

2022 Death

Percussionist Héctor “Tito” Matos (1968-2022) Has Passed Away

January 18, 2022 rognrolla Comments Off on Percussionist Héctor “Tito” Matos (1968-2022) Has Passed Away

Latest Drum News Percussionist Héctor “Tito” Matos has dies (January 18, 2022 ) Héctor died of an apparent heart attack while at home in San Juan, according to preliminary information. The death was confirmed by […]

2021 Death

Billy Conway (Treat Her Right & Morphine) Has Passed Away At 65

December 27, 2021 rognrolla Comments Off on Billy Conway (Treat Her Right & Morphine) Has Passed Away At 65

Latest Drum News Billy Conway (1956 – December 19, 2021) is best known for his work with Treat Her Right and Morphine has passed away. His former bandmates Vapor of Morphine released the following statement: […]

2021 Death

Everett Morton (5 April 1950 – 8 October 2021), Drummer Of “The Beat” Has Died, He Was 71

December 15, 2021 rognrolla Comments Off on Everett Morton (5 April 1950 – 8 October 2021), Drummer Of “The Beat” Has Died, He Was 71

Latest Drum News This is a little late in reporting. The influential ska drummer, Everett Morton, who was best known for his work with The (English) Beat, has died at the age of 71. The […]

2021 Death

The Last Of The 60’s James Brown Funky Drummers; Melvin Parker Has Passed Away

December 12, 2021 rognrolla Comments Off on The Last Of The 60’s James Brown Funky Drummers; Melvin Parker Has Passed Away

Latest Drum News Melvin Parker (June 7, 1944 – December 3, 2021), he and his brother, saxophonist Maceo Parker, were key members of James Brown’s band. Parker was born in Kinston, North Carolina on June […]

2021 Death

Gary ‘Chicken’ Hirsh, Country Joe & the Fish Drummer, Dead at 81

December 5, 2021 rognrolla Comments Off on Gary ‘Chicken’ Hirsh, Country Joe & the Fish Drummer, Dead at 81

Latest Drum News Gary “Chicken” Hirsh, who played drums with the Berkeley, California-based Country Joe and the Fish between 1967-69, died Aug. 17, 2021, according to a Facebook tribute page in his honor. The post […]

2021 Death

Moody Blues’ Drummer Graeme Edge Was Fighting Cancer At The Time Of His Death

November 25, 2021 rognrolla Comments Off on Moody Blues’ Drummer Graeme Edge Was Fighting Cancer At The Time Of His Death

Latest Drum News On November 11th Graeme Edge, drummer and co-founder of The Moody Blues died at his home in Bradenton, Florida of metastatic cancer. He had previously suffered a stroke in 2016. He was […]

2021 Death

Japanese Drummer Kozo Suganuma Has Died, He Was 62

November 9, 2021 rognrolla Comments Off on Japanese Drummer Kozo Suganuma Has Died, He Was 62

Latest Drum News Kozo Suganuma, a drummer who has collaborated with many musicians in a wide range of music genres such as jazz and rock, died of colon cancer on the 8th, he was 62 […]

2021 Death

Jazz Drummer Dottie Dodgion Has Died – And Her Biography

October 28, 2021 rognrolla Comments Off on Jazz Drummer Dottie Dodgion Has Died – And Her Biography

Latest Drum News Dottie Dodgion (born Dorothy Rosalie Giaimo; September 23, 1929 – September 17, 2021) was an American jazz drummer and singer. October 14, 2021 Joe Bebco of The Final Chorus wrote the article […]

Posts pagination

« 1 … 8 9 10 11 »

  
 
 
 
 
 

Copyright © 2026

Translate »