21 Famous Drummers That Died and Are No Longer With Us

Drum Helper ^ | 2/4/25 | Gideion Waxman

[Ezekiel]

I don’t remember any. I was just wondering where she was.

Who *doesn’t* miss Karen Carpenter?! 😢

[Mariner]

John Densmore

Clem Burke

Ginger Baker

Don Brewer

In no particular order.

If they’re not on the list, the list is worthless.

[Mariner]

Even though some of them are not dead

[Captain Peter Blood]

How can you have Buddy Rich ranked so low, he inspired so many including rock drummers and then you have Ginger Baker at 8, what an insult, I think Ginger should be 1, he influenced so many others.

As with anything in the arts all very subjective.

[Mariner]

https://www.bing.com/videos/riverview/relatedvideo?q=doors%20la%20woman%20song&mid=599F5B724EDA92D147EA599F5B724EDA92D147EA&ajaxhist=0

Densmore was a genius drummer

[higgmeister]

21 Famous Drummers That Died and Are No Longer With Us

My wife loves to tell me that the reason I am forgetful is all of the useless clutter in my mind.

This would be a doozy.

Gene Krupa and Ringo Starr is about all I care to know.   I took art instead of music in school.

[Mariner]

https://www.bing.com/videos/riverview/relatedvideo?&q=grand+funk+shinin+on&&mid=CA444AB38B05A29AD461CA444AB38B05A29AD461&&FORM=VRDGAR

Check out Don Brewer

[Mariner]

https://www.bing.com/videos/riverview/relatedvideo?q=blondie+live+1979&mid=920502BF009EE628C13B920502BF009EE628C13B&FORM=VIRE

Clem Burke burns the house down...

[Grammy]

Larrie London and Chester Thompson.

[TalBlack]

“Bonham’s style included the heavy use of double and triple kick drums, fat snare sounds, and energetic solos at the band’s live performances.”

To say nothing of his dropping in a time signature within a time signature.

[TalBlack]

“Ginger Baker. A jazz drummer in a rock band.“

The thing about a great drummer is that he doesn’t have to do very much yet he can swing massively. I can listen to Baker on Crossroads all day. He’s just NAILING it.

[dfwgator]

Chester is still with us.

[Larry Lucido]

[Larry Lucido]

BOSCO will never die!

[MomwithHope]

see post 31

[mabarker1]

Live in Frankfurt.

[HIDEK6]

I don’t want to read through all the crap. Are Sonny Payne and Butch Miles on the list?

[Yardstick]

Thanks for the reminder that I need to see that.

All of the Zeppelin guys were pretty soft spoken, now that I think about it. Plant was probably the most animated but even he was pretty low key.

[Rummyfan]

I saw Return to Forever with Stanley Clarke, Al Dimeola, and I believe Lenny White on drums. White was fantastic!

[married21]

Are there any dead drummers that are still with us?