2025 Death

Remembering Catherine Float: A Visionary, Trailblazer, and Icon of the Marching ArtsApril 29, 1959 – October 28, 2025

Drumming News : The percussion community is mourning the unexpected loss of Catherine Float, a pioneering percussionist, composer, and educator whose impact reshaped the marching arts—especially the front ensemble. Known for her lifelong partnership with her […]

2022 Death

2022 Look Back – Drummers We Lost In 2022

Latest Drum News 1968 – January 18, 2022 Héctor “Tito” Matos, Percussionist Drumming News Network story: HERE March 20, 1935 – January 29, 2022 Sam Lay, “Double-Shuffle” Master Drumming News Network story: HERE August 22, […]