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 […]
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 […]
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: […]
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 […]
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 […]
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