List of drummers

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This is a list of notable drummers that meet Wikipedia's notability guideline for inclusion.

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A

Remu Aaltonen
Vinnie Paul Abbott (Pantera, Damageplan, Hellyeah)
Dave Abbruzzese (Pearl Jam)
Matt Abts (Gov't Mule)
Alex Acuña (Weather Report, Lee Ritenour)
Daniel Adair (Nickelback, 3 Doors Down)
Charlie Adams (Yanni, Chameleon)
Chris Adler (Lamb of God, Megadeth)
Henry Adler
Steven Adler (Guns N' Roses, Adler's Appetite)
Rob Affuso (Skid Row)
Charly Alberti (Soda Stereo)
Tommy Aldridge (Black Oak Arkansas, Ted Nugent, Motörhead, Ozzy Osbourne, Whitesnake)
Tim "Herb" Alexander (Primus)
Rashied Ali
Carl Allen
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Tony Allen (Fela Kuti)
Barry Altschul
Vinnie Amico (moe.)
Andy Anderson (The Cure)
Nicke Andersson (Entombed)
Phil Anselmo (Viking Crown)
Carmine Appice (Vanilla Fudge, Cactus, Beck, Bogert & Appice, Rod Stewart, King Kobra, Blue Murder)
Vinny Appice (Black Sabbath, Dio, Heaven and Hell)
Fernando Arbex (Barrabás)
Kenny Aronoff (John Mellencamp, The Smashing Pumpkins, John Fogerty)
Duncan Arsenault (The Curtain Society)
Steve Asheim (Deicide)
Scott Asheton (The Stooges)
Sampsa "Kita" Astala (Lordi)
Nick Augusto (Trivium)
Jerry Augustyniak (10,000 Maniacs)
Mick Avory (The Kinks)
Martin Axenrot (Witchery, Bloodbath, Opeth)
Carla Azar (Autolux)

B

Robbie Bachman (Bachman–Turner Overdrive)
Johnny "Bee" Badanjek (The Detroit Wheels, The Rockets)
Donald Bailey
Mike Baird
Ginger Baker (Cream, Blind Faith)
Donny Baldwin, (Jefferson Starship)
Butch Ballard
Frankie Banali (Quiet Riot, W.A.S.P.)
Paul Barbarin
David Barbarossa (Adam and the Ants, Bow Wow Wow)
John Barbata (Jefferson Airplane)
Lori Barbero
Danny Barcelona (Louis Armstrong)
Nick Barker (Cradle of Filth, Dimmu Borgir, Lock Up, Brujeria, Old Man's Child)
Travis Barker (The Aquabats, Blink-182, Box Car Racer, Transplants, +44)
Brandon Barnes (Rise Against)
Barriemore Barlow (Jethro Tull)
Joey Baron (Laurie Anderson)
Ranjit Barot
Carlton Barrett (Bob Marley and The Wailers)
Angel Bartolotta (Team Cybergeist, Dope, Genitorturers)
Frank Beard (ZZ Top)
Carter Beauford (Dave Matthews Band)
Marty Beller (They Might Be Giants)
Jay Bellerose
Louie Bellson
Leila Bela (Pigface)
Meridjo Belobi (Zaïko Langa Langa)
Fred Below
Charlie Benante (Anthrax, S.O.D.)
Benny Benjamin (Motown, The Funk Brothers)
Brian Bennett (The Shadows, Marty Wilde)
David Bennett
Taz Bentley (The Reverend Horton Heat, Burden Brothers)
James Bergstrom (Alice N' Chains, Second Coming)
Bill Berry (R.E.M.)
Wuv Bernardo (P.O.D.)
Pete Best (The Beatles)
Bev Bevan (The Move, Electric Light Orchestra)
Graham Bidstrup (The Angels)
Les Binks (Judas Priest)
Chuck Biscuits (D.O.A., Black Flag, Danzig)
Gregg Bissonette (David Lee Roth)
Curt Bisquera (Elton John, Mick Jagger)
Jason Bittner (Shadows Fall)
Cedric Bixler-Zavala (De Facto)
Jonas Björler (At the Gates)
Jet Black (The Stranglers)
Jimmy Carl Black (The Mothers of Invention)
Cindy Blackman
Ed Blackwell
John Blackwell
Brian Blade (Joni Mitchell)
Hal Blaine
Art Blakey
Michael Bland
Jan Axel Blomberg (Arcturus, Mayhem, The Kovenant, Dimmu Borgir, Jørn Lande)
Ryan Alexander Bloom (Havok)
Bobby Blotzer (Ratt)
Felix Bohnke (Edguy)
Mickey Bones
Jim Bonfanti (Raspberries)
Bongo Joe Coleman
Jason Bonham (Bonham, Black Country Communion)
John Bonham (Led Zeppelin)
Oskar "Ossi" Bonde (Johnossi)
Paddy Boom (Scissor Sisters)
Mike Bordin (Faith No More)
Paul Bostaph (Forbidden, Slayer, Exodus, Testament)
Mike Botts (Bread)
Albert Bouchard (Blue Öyster Cult)
Roy Boulter (The Farm)
Rob Bourdon (Linkin Park)
Garry "Magpie" Bowler (Würzel, Dennis Stratton)
Moses Boyd
Terry Bozzio (Frank Zappa, Missing Persons, Korn)
Mick Bradley (Steamhammer)
Jerome Brailey (Parliament-Funkadelic )
Matt Brann (Avril Lavigne)
Riley Breckenridge (Thrice)
Don Brewer (Grand Funk Railroad)
Billy Brimblecom (Blackpool Lights)
Ned Brower (Rooney)
Harold Brown (War)
Mick Brown (Dokken, Lynch Mob, Ted Nugent)
Ian Browne (Matthew Good Band)
Bill Bruford (Bruford, Genesis, King Crimson, Yes)
Bob Bryar (My Chemical Romance)
Mike Buck
Rick Buckler (The Jam)
Budgie (Siouxsie and the Banshees, The Creatures, The Slits)
Clive Bunker (Jethro Tull)
Larry Bunker
Richard James Burgess (Landscape)
Aaron Burckhard (Nirvana)
Chuck Burgi (Billy Joel)
Clem Burke (Blondie, The Romantics, Eurythmics, Ramones)
Dominik Burkhalter
Hugo Burnham (Gang Of Four)
Bob Burns (Lynyrd Skynyrd)
Clive Burr (Iron Maiden)
Andrew Burrows (Razorlight)
Ron Bushy (Iron Butterfly)
Frank Butler

C

David Calabrese (The Misfits, Graves, Dr. Chud's X-Ward)
Will Calhoun (Living Colour)
Phill Calvert (The Birthday Party)
Matt Cameron (Soundgarden, Pearl Jam)
Jeff Campitelli (Joe Satriani)
Brendan Canty (Fugazi)
Jim Capaldi (Traffic)
Frank Capp
Danny Carey (Tool, Pigmy Love Circus)
Keith Carlock (Steely Dan, James Taylor, Donald Fagen, Walter Becker, John Mayer, Sting}
Bun E. Carlos (Cheap Trick)
Denny Carmassi (Montrose, Heart, Coverdale•Page, Whitesnake)
Patrick Carney (The Black Keys)
Karen Carpenter (The Carpenters)
Eric Carr (Kiss)
Randy Carr (Social Distortion)
Terri Lyne Carrington
Adam Carson (AFI)
Michael Cartellone (Damn Yankees, Lynyrd Skynyrd)
Ernest Carter (E Street Band)
Michael Carvin
Eloy Casagrande (Sepultura, Slipknot)
Ed Cassidy (Rising Sons, Spirit)
Torry Castellano (The Donnas)
Joey Castillo (Queens of the Stone Age, Danzig)
Randy Castillo (Ozzy Osbourne, Lita Ford, Mötley Crüe)
Deen Castronovo (Journey, Bad English, Steve Vai, GZR, Tony MacAlpine, Ozzy Osbourne, Hardline, Cacophony, Marty Friedman, Paul Rodgers)
Igor Cavalera (Cavalera Conspiracy, Sepultura)
Cerrone
Chris Cester (Jet)
Romeo Challenger (Showaddywaddy, Black Widow)
Jimmy Chamberlin (The Smashing Pumpkins, Jimmy Chamberlin Complex, Zwan)
Dennis Chambers
Martin Chambers (The Pretenders)
Will Champion (Coldplay)
Chad Channing (Nirvana)
Dave Charles (Help Yourself, Dave Edmunds, Kid Creole and the Coconuts)
Brian Chase (Yeah Yeah Yeahs)
Arup Chattopadhyay (Indian tabla player)
Damon Che (Don Caballero)
Régine Chassagne (Arcade Fire)
Gary Chester
Terry Chimes (The Clash, Black Sabbath)
Brian Chippendale (Lightning Bolt, Mindflayer)
Brian Choper
Richard Christy (Death, Control Denied, Iced Earth, Charred Walls of the Damned)
Kenny Clare
Chad Clark
Dave Clark (The Dave Clark Five)
Kenny Clarke
Michael Clarke (The Byrds)
Louie Clemente (Testament)
Doug Clifford (Creedence Clearwater Revival)
Jimmy Cobb
Billy Cobham (Mahavishnu Orchestra)
King Coffey (Butthole Surfers)
John Coghlan (Status Quo)
Vinnie Colaiuta (Frank Zappa, Sting, Joni Mitchell)
Richard Colburn (Belle and Sebastian)
Cozy Cole
Claude Coleman (Ween)
Marino Colina
Grant Collins
Phil Collins (Genesis, Brand X, Flaming Youth, Frida)
Simon Collins
Bobby Colomby (Blood, Sweat & Tears)
Scott Columbus (Manowar)
Ricardo Confessori (Angra, Shaaman)
Gerry Conway
Paul Cook (Sex Pistols)
Tré Cool (Green Day, Foxboro Hot Tubs, The Network, The Lookouts)
Rick Coonce (The Grass Roots)
Jason Cooper (The Cure)
Stewart Copeland (Curved Air, The Police, Animal Logic, Oysterhead)
Caroline Corr (The Corrs)
Jody Cortez (Christopher Cross, Billy Idol)
Billy Cotton
John Cowsill (The Beach Boys)
Scott Crago (Eagles, Sheryl Crow, Stevie Wonder)
Shawn "Clown" Crahan (Slipknot)
Peter Criss (Kiss)
Dale Crover (Melvins, Nirvana)
Dave Culross
Abe Cunningham (Deftones)
Mickey Curry (Bryan Adams, Hall & Oates, The Cult)
Chris Curtis (The Searchers)
Chris Cutler (Henry Cow, Art Bears)

D

Diesel Dahl (TNT)
Brann Dailor (Mastodon)
Dino Danelli (Young Rascals, The Rascals)
Marc Danzeisen (Riverdogs, Gilby Clarke, Little Caesar)
Jay Dee Daugherty (Patti Smith Group)
Chris Dave (Robert Glasper, D'Angelo)
Adrienne Davies (Earth)
Bevan Davies (Madfly, Comes with the Fall, Danzig)
Billie Davies
Cliff Davies (If, Ted Nugent)
Dennis Davis (David Bowie)
Seth Davis (Abigail's Ghost, Exhorder)
Mikkey Dee (King Diamond, Motörhead, Scorpions)
Pete de Freitas (Echo & the Bunnymen)
Jimmy DeGrasso (Alice Cooper, Lita Ford, Ozzy Osbourne, White Lion, Suicidal Tendencies, Y&T, Megadeth)
Jack DeJohnette
John Densmore (The Doors)
Eric Delaney
Victor DeLorenzo (Violent Femmes)
Trav Demsey (The Living End)
Manuel De Peppe
Jerome Deupree (Morphine)
Liberty DeVitto (Billy Joel)
Werner "Zappi" Diermaier (Faust)
Adam Deitch (Lettuce)
Dennis Diken (The Smithereens)
Jerome Dillon (Nine Inch Nails)
Klaus Dinger (Kraftwerk)
Josh Dion (Chuck Loeb)
Steve DiStanislao (CPR, David Gilmour)
Baby Dodds
Brian Doherty (They Might Be Giants, John Linnell)
Micky Dolenz (The Monkees)
John Dolmayan (System of a Down, Scars on Broadway)
Howard Donald (Take That)
Virgil Donati (Planet X, Ring of Fire, Seven the Hardway, CAB, Derek Sherinian, Tony MacAlpine, Steve Vai)
Mitch Dorge (Crash Test Dummies)
Paul Doucette (Matchbox Twenty)
Dave Douglas (Relient K, Agnes)
Brian Downey (Thin Lizzy)
Hamid Drake
Gary Driscoll (Rainbow, Elf)
Shawn Drover (Megadeth)
Steven Drozd (The Flaming Lips)
Greg Drudy (Interpol, Saetia, Hot Cross)
Spencer Dryden (Jefferson Airplane)
Josh Dun (Twenty One Pilots, House of Heroes)
Aynsley Dunbar
Sly Dunbar
Mario Duplantier (Gojira)
Alex Duthart
Nick D'Virgilio (Genesis, Tears for Fears, Spock's Beard)
Orri Páll Dýrason (Sigur Rós)

F

Tony Fagenson (Eve 6, The Sugi Tap)
Richard Falomir (The Aquabats)
Danny Farrant (Buzzcocks)
Jon Farriss (INXS)
Zac Farro (Paramore)
Ricky Fataar (The Beach Boys, The Flames)
Tats Faustino
Chris Fehn (Slipknot)
John Fell (The Heroine Sheiks)
Steve Felton (Mushroomhead)
Fenriz (Darkthrone)
Frank Ferrer (Guns N' Roses)
Steve Ferrone (Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers, Average White Band)
Billy Ficca (Television)
Alvin Fielder
Anton Fier (The Golden Palominos)
Anton Fig (Frehley's Comet, Cyndi Lauper, CBS Orchestra, Joe Bonamassa)
Monika Fikerle (Love of Diagrams)
Ginger Fish (Marilyn Manson)
Eddie Fisher (OneRepublic)
Jon Fishman (Phish)
Snowy Fleet (The Easybeats)
Mick Fleetwood (Fleetwood Mac, John Mayall & the Bluesbreakers)
Blake Fleming (The Mars Volta)
Chuck Flores
Matt Flynn (Maroon 5)
Justin Foley (Killswitch Engage, Blood Has Been Shed)
Steve Foley (The Replacements, Curtiss A)
D. J. Fontana (Elvis Presley)
Sam Fogarino (Interpol)
Shannon Forrest
Andrew Forsman (The Fall of Troy)
Keith Forsey (Giorgio Moroder productions, Donna Summer, Boney M.
Al Foster
Jimmy Fox (James Gang)
Lucas Fox (Motörhead)
Christopher Franke (Tangerine Dream, Agitation Free)
Chris Frantz (Talking Heads)
John French
Josh Freese (The Vandals, A Perfect Circle, Guns N' Roses, New Radicals, Nine Inch Nails, Black Light Burns, Sublime with Rome, Devo, Foo Fighters)
Tristan Fry (Sky)
Frost (Satyricon, 1349)
Mike Fuentes (Pierce the Veil, Isles & Glaciers)
Travis Fullerton
Peter Furler (Newsboys)

G

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Steve Gadd (Paul Simon, Eric Clapton, Steely Dan)
Stéphane Galland (Aka Moon, Zap Mama, Octurn)
Glen "Archie" Gamble (Helix)
Allan Ganley
Jeremy Gara (Arcade Fire)
Rob Gardner (Guns N' Roses)
Matt Garstka (Animals as Leaders)
Bruce Gary (The Knack)
Josh Garza (The Secret Machines)
Jerry Gaskill (King's X)
Jean-Paul Gaster (Clutch, The Bakerton Group)
Bud Gaugh (Sublime, Eyes Adrift)
Mel Gaynor (Simple Minds)
Rafael Gayol (Leonard Cohen)
Bjorn Gelotte (In Flames)
Liam Genockey (Steeleye Span)
Frank Gibson Jr.
Peter Giger
Michael Giles (King Crimson)
Martin Gilks (The Wonder Stuff)
Pete Gill (Saxon, Motörhead)
Aaron Gillespie (Underoath, The Almost)
Benjamin Gillies (Silverchair)
Russell Gilbrook (Uriah Heep)
Marco Giovino
Danny Goffey (Supergrass)
Alex González (Maná)
Danny Gottlieb (Pat Metheny Group, Mahavishnu Orchestra)
Jim Gordon (Derek and the Dominos, Traffic)
Steve Gorman (The Black Crowes)
Phil Gould (Level 42)
Chad Gracey (Live, The Gracious Few)
Bobby Graham
Ed Graham (The Darkness)
Sebastien Grainger (Death from Above 1979)
Derek Grant (Alkaline Trio)
Steve Grantley (Stiff Little Fingers)
Milford Graves
Rocky Gray (Evanescence, Machina)
Jeremiah Green (Modest Mouse)
Nate Greenslit (H.U.M.A.N.W.I.N.E.)
Sonny Greer (Duke Ellington)
Adrian Griffin (28 Days)
Dale Griffin (Mott the Hoople)
Dave Grohl (Scream, Nirvana, Foo Fighters, Queens of the Stone Age, Tenacious D, Them Crooked Vultures)
Andy "Stoker" Growcott (Dexys Midnight Runners, General Public)
Trilok Gurtu

H

Tomas Haake (Meshuggah)
Sib Hashian (Boston)
Kai Hahto (Wintersun, Max On The Rox)
Tony Hajjar (At the Drive-In, Sparta)
Omar Hakim (Sting, Weather Report, Dire Straits, Madonna)
Tubby Hall
Chico Hamilton
Jeff Hamilton
Hein Frode Hansen (Theatre of Tragedy)
Simon Hanson (Squeeze)
Zac Hanson
Beaver Harris
Gavin Harrison (Porcupine Tree, King Crimson)
Oscar Harrison (Ocean Colour Scene)
Grant Hart (Hüsker Dü)
Mickey Hart (Grateful Dead)
Jason Hartless (Ted Nugent)
John Hartman (The Doobie Brothers)
Kevin Haskins (Bauhaus)
Steve Hass (John Scofield, Ravi Coltrane, The Manhattan Transfer, Suzanne Vega, Cher)
Jordan Hastings (Alexisonfire)
John Haughm (Agalloch)
Ian Haugland (Europe, Brazen Abbot, Clockwise, Last Autumn's Dream, Baltimoore)
Roger Hawkins (Muscle Shoals Rhythm Section, Traffic)
Taylor Hawkins (Alanis Morissette, Foo Fighters, Taylor Hawkins and the Coattail Riders)
Yoshiki Hayashi (X Japan)
Roy Haynes
Richie Hayward (Little Feat)
Topper Headon (The Clash)
Albert "Tootie" Heath
Matt Helders (Arctic Monkeys)
Levon Helm (The Band)
Gerry Hemingway (Anthony Braxton)
Don Henley (The Eagles)
Bob Henrit (The Kinks)
Raymond Herrera (Fear Factory)
Paul Hester (Split Enz, Crowded House)
Steve Hewitt (Placebo)
Billy Higgins
Zach Hill (Hella)
Steve Hindalong
Rob Hirst (Midnight Oil)
Jon Hiseman (Graham Bond Organisation, Colosseum, Tempest, Colosseum II)
Bryan Hitt (REO Speedwagon, Wang Chung)
Nick Hodgson (Kaiser Chiefs)
Guy Hoffman (BoDeans, Violent Femmes)
Scott Hoffman (38 Special, O-Town, AJ McLean)
Gene Hoglan (Death, Strapping Young Lad, Dethklok, Testament)
Mike Holoway
Dave Holland (Judas Priest)
Gary Holland (Dokken, Great White, Blue Cheer)
Luke Holland (The Word Alive, I See Stars, Tyler Carter, Miss Fortune, The Evening)
W. S. Holland (Tennessee Three)
Malcolm Holmes (Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark)
Bob Holz (Larry Coryell)
Josh Homme (Eagles of Death Metal)
Stix Hooper (The Jazz Crusaders)
Reidar "Horgh" Horghagen (Immortal, Hypocrisy)
Michael Hossack (The Doobie Brothers)
Dominic Howard (Muse)
Stet Howland
Earl Hudson (Bad Brains)
Richard Hughes (Keane)
Daniel Humair
Dann Hume (Evermore)
Will Hunt (Dark New Day, Evanescence)
Andy Hurley (Fall Out Boy)
George Hurley (Minutemen, Firehose)
Gary Husband (John McLaughlin, Level 42)
Zakir Hussain

I

Tris Imboden (Chicago)
Sonny Igoe
Inferno (Behemoth)
It (Abruptum)
Jack Irons (Red Hot Chili Peppers, Pearl Jam)
Ashton Irwin (5 Seconds of Summer)
Ipe Ivandić (Bijelo Dugme)

K

Kelly Keagy (Night Ranger)
Kami (Malice Mizer)
Kang Min-hyuk (CNBLUE)
Karsh Kale
Mika "Gas Lipstick" Karppinen (HIM)
Manu Katché
Chris Kavanagh (Sigue Sigue Sputnik, Big Audio Dynamite II)
Senri Kawaguchi
John Keeble (Spandau Ballet)
Jimmy Keegan (Santana, Kenny Loggins, Spock's Beard)
Patrick Keeler (The Raconteurs, The Greenhornes)
Mamady Keïta
Nate Kelley
Mike Kellie (Spooky Tooth, The Only Ones)
Johnny Kelly (Type O Negative)
Jim Keltner (Ry Cooder, George Harrison, Traveling Wilburys)
Dave Kerman (5uu's, Present)
Stuart Kershaw (Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark)
Lee Kerslake (Uriah Heep, Ozzy Osbourne)
Ontronik Khachaturian (System of a Down)
Witold Kiełtyka (Decapitated)
John Kiffmeyer (Green Day)
Billy Kilson
Jim Kimball (The Jesus Lizard, Firewater)
David King (The Bad Plus)
Sean Kinney (Alice in Chains)
Tony Kinsey (Johnny Dankworth)
Pete Kircher (Status Quo)
Basil Kirchin
Simon Kirke (Free, Bad Company)
Ted Kirkpatrick (Tourniquet)
Timothy Kirkpatrick (As Friends Rust, Moments in Grace)
Frank Klepacki
Johnny Klein
George Kollias (Nile)
Famoudou Konaté
James Kottak (Kingdom Come, Scorpions)
Joey Kramer (Aerosmith)
Bill Kreutzmann (Grateful Dead)
Gene Krupa
Dave Krusen (Pearl Jam)
Russ Kunkel (Jackson Browne, Carly Simon, James Taylor, David Crosby, Graham Nash)
Sami Kuoppamäki (Kingston Wall, Apocalyptica)
Uli Kusch (Masterplan, Ride the Sky, Beautiful Sin, Symfonia, Helloween, Gamma Ray, Holy Moses, Mekong Delta, Roland Grapow, Sinner)

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Abe Laboriel Jr. (Paul McCartney)
Papa Jack Laine
Corky Laing (Mountain, West, Bruce and Laing)
Jay Lane (Ratdog)
Thomas Lang
Shannon Larkin (Godsmack, Ugly Kid Joe, Wrathchild America)
Joel Larson (The Grass Roots, The Merry-Go-Round, The Turtles, Gene Clark, Lee Michaels)
Jon Larsen (Volbeat)
Fredrik Larzon (Millencolin)
Gilson Lavis (Squeeze)
Chris Layton (Double Trouble)
Athena Lee (KrunK)
Jon Lee (Feeder)
Michael Lee (Little Angels, Page and Plant, The Cult)
Tommy Lee (Rock Star Supernova, Mötley Crüe, Methods of Mayhem)
Lucky Lehrer (Circle Jerks)
Paul Leim
Bob Leith (Cardiacs, Alternative TV, Blurt)
Larry Lelli
JB Leonor (The Dawn)
Matt Letley (Status Quo, Kim Wilde)
Shannon Leto (Thirty Seconds to Mars)
Stan Levey
Gary Lewis (Gary Lewis & the Playboys)
Mel Lewis
Jaki Liebezeit (Can)
Carlo Little (The Rolling Stones, Cyril Davies, Screaming Lord Sutch)
Pierre van der Linden (Focus, Brainbox)
Daniel Löble (Helloween)
Pete Lockett
Torstein Lofthus (Shining, Torun Eriksen, Maria Mena)
Dave Lombardo (Slayer)
Larrie Londin (Journey, Steve Perry)
Derek Longmuir (Bay City Rollers)
Martin Lopez (Soen, Opeth, Amon Amarth)
Vini Lopez (E Street Band)
Bill Lordan (Sly & the Family Stone, Robin Trower)
David Lovering (Pixies)
Bernard Lubat (Stan Getz, Claude Nougaro...)
Ray Luzier (Korn, David Lee Roth, Army of Anyone, KXM)
Shannon Lucas (All That Remains, The Black Dahlia Murder)
Stan Lynch (Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers)
Ged Lynch (Peter Gabriel)

M

John Macaluso (Starbreaker, Ark, Yngwie Malmsteen, TNT, Vitalij Kuprij, Alex Masi, Riot, Powermad, Jørn Lande, Marco Sfogli)
Dave Mackintosh (DragonForce)
Peter Magadini
Mark Maher (Spiderbait)
Chris Maitland (Porcupine Tree, Kino)
Mike Malinin (Goo Goo Dolls)
Samantha Maloney (Hole, Mötley Crüe, Eagles of Death Metal, Peaches)
Mike Mangini (Dream Theater, Steve Vai, Annihilator, Extreme, MullMuzzler, James LaBrie, Tribe of Judah)
Shelly Manne
Bryan Mantia (Primus, Guns N' Roses)
Larance Marable
Raymund Marasigan (Eraserheads, Cambio)
Jess Margera (CKY)
Cory Marks
Jerry Marotta (Peter Gabriel)
Rick Marotta
John Marshall
Billy Martin (Medeski Martin & Wood)
Chris Mars (The Replacements)
Barrett Martin (Screaming Trees, Mad Season)
Andrew Martinez (Nekromantix)
J Mascis
Harvey Mason (Herbie Hancock, Fourplay)
Nick Mason (Pink Floyd)
Pat Mastelotto (Mr. Mister, King Crimson)
Ian Matthews (Kasabian)
Dave Mattacks
Jojo Mayer
John Mayhew (Genesis)
Roy Mayorga (Soulfly, Amen, Ozzy Osbourne, Stone Sour)
Paul Mazurkiewicz (Cannibal Corpse)
Nicko McBrain (Iron Maiden)
Louis A. McCall Sr. (Con Funk Shun)
Sam McCandless (Cold)
Tony McCarroll (Oasis)
Paul McCartney (The Beatles, Wings)
Dave McClain (Machine Head)
Andrew McCulloch (King Crimson, Fields, Greenslade)
Linda McDonald (The Iron Maidens, Phantom Blue)
Matthew McDonough (Mudvayne)
Robbie McIntosh (The Average White Band)
Jason McGerr (Death Cab For Cutie, Eureka Farm)
Christopher McGuire
Mac McNeilly (The Jesus Lizard, Come)
Ed McTaggart
Tony Meehan (The Shadows)
Dave Mello (Operation Ivy)
Nick Menza (Megadeth)
Jerry Mercer (April Wine, Mashmakhan, The Wackers)
Miroslav Milatović (Riblja Čorba, Warriors)
Buddy Miles (Band of Gypsys)
Butch Miles (Count Basie)
David Milhous (Lippy's Garden)
Russ Miller (studio drummer)
Marco Minnemann
Mitch Mitchell (The Jimi Hendrix Experience)
Zigaboo Modeliste (The Meters)
Pierre Moerlen
Ralph Molina (Crazy Horse)
Keith Moon (The Who)
Gil Moore (Triumph)
Sean Moore (Manic Street Preachers)
Stanton Moore (Galactic)
Airto Moreira (Hermeto Pascoal)
Joe Morello (Dave Brubeck Quartet)
Dindin Moreno (Parokya ni Edgar)
Fabrizio Moretti (The Strokes)
Charlie Morgan
Rod Morgenstein (Winger, Dixie Dregs)
Oscar Moro (Los Gatos, La Máquina de Hacer Pájaros, Serú Girán, Riff)
Lee Morris (Paradise Lost, Magnum)
Kenny Morris (Siouxsie and the Banshees)
Stephen Morris (Joy Division, New Order)
Lindy Morrison (The Go-Betweens)
Ian Mosley (Marillion)
Jon Moss (Culture Club)
Paul Motian
Idris Muhammad
Larry Mullen Jr. (U2)
Luke Munns (Hillsong United, Brooke Fraser)
Billy Murcia (New York Dolls)
Sunny Murray
Alan Myers (Devo)

O

Ole "Bone W. Machine" Öhman (Dissection, Ophthalamia, Deathstars)
Babatunde Olatunji
Mattias Olsson (Änglagård)
Nigel Olsson (Elton John, Uriah Heep, Plastic Penny)
Joey Osbourne (Acid King)
John Otto (Limp Bizkit)
Ken Owen (Carcass)

P

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Ian Paice (Deep Purple, Whitesnake)
Tony Palermo (Ten Foot Pole, Unwritten Law, Pulley, Papa Roach)
Carl Palmer (Emerson, Lake & Palmer, Asia)
Earl Palmer
Panda Bear (Animal Collective)
John Panozzo (Styx)
Pete Parada (The Offspring, Saves the Day, Jackson United, Face to Face)
Andrew Paresi (Morrissey, Buck's Fizz)
Andy Parker (UFO)
Melvin Parker (Beach Boys)
Deantoni Parks
John Paris (Earth, Wind & Fire)
Jack Parnell
Juanita Parra (Los Jaivas)
Gene Parsons (Nashville West, The Byrds, The Flying Burrito Brothers)
Longineu W. Parsons III (Yellowcard)
Ted Parsons (Prong, Godflesh, Jesu)
José Pasillas (Incubus)
Sonny Payne (Count Basie)
Neil Peart (Rush)
D. H. Peligro (Dead Kennedys)
Chris Pennie (Dillinger Escape Plan, Coheed and Cambria)
Stephen Perkins (Jane's Addiction, The Panic Channel)
A. J. Pero (Twisted Sister)
Doane Perry (Jethro Tull)
Dan Peters (Mudhoney, Nirvana, Bundle of Hiss, Screaming Trees)
Debbi Peterson (The Bangles)
Darrin Pfeiffer (Goldfinger)
Slim Jim Phantom (The Stray Cats)
Scott Phillips (Creed, Alter Bridge)
Simon Phillips (Toto, Judas Priest, Hiromi Uehara, Jeff Beck, Mick Jagger, The Michael Schenker Group, Protocol, The Who)
Jason Pierce (Our Lady Peace, Paramore, Justin Bieber)
Mark Pickerel (Screaming Trees, Truly)
Florian Pilkington-Miksa (Curved Air)
Dan Pinto
Demetra Plakas (L7)
Jeff Plate (Savatage, Trans-Siberian Orchestra, Metal Church)
Eric Platz
Daniel Platzman (Imagine Dragons)
Derrick Plourde (Lagwagon, The Ataris, Rich Kids on LSD, Bad Astronaut)
Mick Pointer (Marillion, Arena)
Gerry Polci (Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons)
Mike Portnoy (Dream Theater, Liquid Tension Experiment, Transatlantic, Avenged Sevenfold, Adrenaline Mob, The Winery Dogs, Shattered Fortress, Sons Of Apollo)
Cozy Powell (Rainbow, Emerson, Lake and Powell, Jeff Beck Group, Whitesnake, Black Sabbath, The Brian May Band)
Gary Powell (The Libertines, Dirty Pretty Things)
Tim Powles (The Church)
Jeff Porcaro (Toto)
Steve Prestwich (Cold Chisel)
Thomas Pridgen (The Memorials, The Mars Volta, Juliette Lewis)
Prince
Viv Prince (Pretty Things)
Zbigniew Robert Promiński (Behemoth, Witchmaster, Azarath, Artrosis)
Bernard "Pretty" Purdie
Maurice Purtill (Glenn Miller Orchestra)
Artimus Pyle (Lynyrd Skynyrd)

Q

R

Krzysztof Raczkowski (Vader)
Jaska Raatikainen (Children of Bodom)
Alla Rakha
Tommy Ramone (Ramones)
Vesa Ranta (Sentenced)
Herman Rarebell (Scorpions)
Dave Raun (Lagwagon, Me First and the Gimme Gimmes)
Razzle (Hanoi Rocks)
Scott Raynor (Blink-182)
Brett Reed (Rancid)
Scott Reeder (Fu Manchu)
Jurgen Reil (Kreator)
Jim Reilly (Stiff Little Fingers)
Sean Reinert (Cynic, Æon Spoke, Gordian Knot, Death, Aghora)
Jonas Renkse (October Tide)
Tony Reno (Europe)
Walfredo Reyes Jr. (Chicago)
Buddy Rich
Jeff Rich (Status Quo)
Bob Richards (Man, Asia, Adrian Smith Band)
Tony Richards (W.A.S.P.)
Blake Richardson (Between the Buried and Me, Glass Casket)
Bill Rieflin (Ministry, R.E.M.)
Karriem Riggins (Diana Krall, Mulgrew Miller, Ray Brown)
Herlin Riley
John B. Riley
Steve Riley (W.A.S.P., L.A. Guns)
Bobby "Z" Rivkin (The Revolution)
Robo (Black Flag, The Misfits)
Max Roach
Brad Roberts (Jizmak Da Gusha, Gwar)
David Robinson (The Modern Lovers, The Cars)
John "JR" Robinson
Scott Rockenfield (Queensrÿche)
Rikki Rockett (Poison)
Derek Roddy (Hate Eternal, Nile, Malevolent Creation)
Morgan Rose (Sevendust)
Hamish Rosser (The Vines)
Dave Rowntree (Blur, The Ailerons)
Tony Royster Jr. (Imajin)
Eddie Rubin (Neil Diamond, Billie Holiday, Johnny Rivers)
Ilan Rubin (Lostprophets, Denver Harbor)
Steve Rucker (Bee Gees)
Phil Rudd (AC/DC)
Jason Rullo (Symphony X)
Todd Rundgren
Michael Rushton (Steamhammer)
Joe Russo (Benevento/Russo Duo)
John Rutsey (Rush)

S

Siddharth Nagarajan
Sakura (L'Arc-en-Ciel, Zigzo, Sons of All Pussys)
Peter Salisbury (The Verve)
Samoth (Thou Shalt Suffer)
Doug Sampson (Iron Maiden)
Gar Samuelson (Megadeth)
Bobby Sanabria
Antonio Sanchez (Pat Metheny Group)
Neil Sanderson (Three Days Grace)
Erik Sandin (NOFX)
Pete Sandoval (Morbid Angel)
Rat Scabies (The Damned)
Bobby Schayer (Bad Religion)
Kate Schellenbach (Beastie Boys, Luscious Jackson)
Christoph Schneider (Rammstein)
Gina Schock (The Go-Go's)
Allan Schwartzberg (Mountain, The Group with No Name)
Jon "Bermuda" Schwartz ("Weird Al" Yankovic)
Jason Schwartzman (Phantom Planet)
Stefan Schwarzmann (Accept, U.D.O., Running Wild, X-Wild, Krokus, Helloween)
Ingo Schwichtenberg (Helloween)
Andrew Scott (Sloan)
Bon Scott (The Spektors)
Kliph Scurlock (The Flaming Lips)
Ryan Seaman (Falling In Reverse, The Bigger Lights, I Am Ghost)
Phil Seamen (Jack Parnell, Joe Harriott, Ronnie Scott, Tubby Hayes, Big Bill Broonzy)
Philip Selway (Radiohead)
Danny Seraphine (Chicago)
Gabe Serbian (The Locust)
Shagrath (Dimmu Borgir)
Patty Schemel (Hole, Juliette Lewis)
Chris Sharrock (The La's, Oasis)
Snowy Shaw (King Diamond, Memento Mori, Mercyful Fate, Dream Evil, Kee Marcello's K2, Ralf Scheepers, Nightrage, Sabaton)
Ed Shaughnessy (Doc Severinsen, The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson)
Steve Shelley (Sonic Youth)
Seb Shelton (Dexys Midnight Runners)
Jerry Shirley (Humble Pie, Fastway)
Michael Shrieve (Santana)
Rick Shutter
Bob Siebenberg (Supertramp)
David Silveria (KoRn)
John Silver (Genesis)
Eric Singer (Kiss, Alice Cooper, Black Sabbath, Brian May)
Jeff Singer (Paradise Lost)
Zutty Singleton
Joe Sirois (The Mighty Mighty Bosstones, Street Dogs)
Drums Sivamani
Martin "Marthus" Škaroupka (Cradle of Filth)
Chris Slade (AC/DC, The Firm, Manfred Mann's Earth Band, Asia, Uriah Heep)
Marc Slutsky (Splender, Peter Murphy, Bauhaus)
Chad Smith (Red Hot Chili Peppers, Glenn Hughes, Chikenfoot, Joe Satriani)
Marvin Smith (The Tonight Show with Jay Leno)
Marvin "Bugalu" Smith (The Sun Ra Arkestra)
Mike Smith (Suffocation)
Mike “Smitty” Smith (Paul Revere & the Raiders)
Nate Smith (Vulfpeck)
Neal Smith (Alice Cooper)
Steve Smith (Journey, Vital Information)
Spencer Smith (Panic! at the Disco)
Travis Smith (Trivium)
Ty Smith (Bullets and Octane, Guttermouth)
Willie "Big Eyes" Smith (Muddy Waters)
Aaron Solowoniuk (Billy Talent)
Yoyoka Soma (Kaneaiyoyoka)
Matt Sorum (The Cult, Guns N' Roses, Velvet Revolver)
Jerry Speiser (Men at Work, Frost)
Henry Spinetti (Eric Clapton, Pete Townshend, Paul McCartney)
Squarepusher
John Stanier (Helmet, Battles, Tomahawk)
Zak Starkey (The Who, Oasis)
Jabo Starks (James Brown)
Ringo Starr (The Beatles){{Cite web |date=2022-10-03 |title=Is Ringo Starr the most underrated drummer ever? Seattle drummers give their take |url=https://www.seattletimes.com/entertainment/music/seattle-drummers-on-ringo-starrs-legacy-ahead-of-his-benaroya-concert/ |access-date=2024-02-25 |website=The Seattle Times |language=en-US}}
Thomen Stauch (Blind Guardian, Savage Circus)
John Steel (The Animals)
Shaun Steels (Anathema)
Branden Steineckert (The Used, Rancid)
Jody Stephens (Big Star)
Ronnie Stephenson
Bill Stevenson (Descendents, Black Flag)
Bill Stewart
Tommy Stewart (Godsmack, Lo-Pro)
Tyler Stewart (Barenaked Ladies)
Harry Stinson (Marty Stuart)
Andy Strachan (Living End)
Jesper Strömblad (In Flames)
Claudio Strunz (Hermética)
Clyde Stubblefield (James Brown)
Andy Sturmer (Jellyfish, Beatnik Beatch)
Richard Stuverud (Fastbacks, War Babies, Three Fish, RNDM)
Todd Sucherman (Styx)
James Owen Sullivan (A.K.A. "The Rev") (Avenged Sevenfold, Pinkly Smooth)
Dave Suzuki (Vital Remains)
Daniel Svensson (In Flames)
Dan Swanö (Bloodbath, Edge of Sanity, Nightingale, Ribspreader, Sörskogen)
Robert Sweet (Stryper)
Chad Szeliga (Breaking Benjamin, Black Label Society, Black Star Riders)

T

Peter Tagg (Cardiacs, The Trudy)
Jeremy Taggart (Our Lady Peace)
Kevin Talley (Chimaira, Daath, Misery Index)
Christian Tanna (I Mother Earth)
Michael Tapper (We Are Scientists)
Grady Tate
Yoshida Tatsuya (Ruins)
Dallas Taylor (Crosby, Stills and Nash, Manassas, Van Morrison)
Mel Taylor (The Ventures)
Phil Taylor (Motörhead)
Roger Taylor (Duran Duran)
Roger Taylor (Smile, Queen, Queen + Paul Rodgers)
Dolphin Taylor (Stiff Little Fingers, Tom Robinson Band)
Joel Taylor
Ted (Dead Kennedys)
John Tempesta (Testament, White Zombie, Helmet)
Mike Terrana (Masterplan)
Jon Theodore (The Mars Volta, Queens of the Stone Age)
Alex Thomas
Pete Thomas (The Attractions)
Chester Thompson (Frank Zappa, Weather Report, Genesis, Phil Collins)
Paul Thompson (Roxy Music)
Paul Thomson (Franz Ferdinand)
Tony Thompson (Chic)
Thunderstick (Paul Samson)
Tjodalv (Old Man's Child, Dimmu Borgir, Susperia, Gromth)
Brian Tichy (Billy Idol)
Srđan Todorović (Ekatarina Velika)
Lol Tolhurst (The Cure)
Tico Torres (Bon Jovi)
Trym Torson (Emperor)
Stuart Tosh (Pilot, The Alan Parsons Project)
Rob Townsend (Family)
Rachel Trachtenburg (Trachtenburg Family Slideshow Players)
Todd Trainer (Shellac)
Gene Trautmann (Eagles of Death Metal, Queens of the Stone Age, The Miracle Workers)
Scott Travis (Judas Priest, Racer X)
Art Tripp (The Mothers of Invention, Frank Zappa, Captain Beefheart)
Butch Trucks (The Allman Brothers Band)
Christopher Tsagakis (RX Bandits)
Moe Tucker (The Velvet Underground)
Mick Tucker (The Sweet)
Nick Turner
George Tutuska (Goo Goo Dolls, Jackdaw)
Twink (The Pretty Things, Pink Fairies)

U

W

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Brooks Wackerman (Avenged Sevenfold, Suicidal Tendencies, Bad Religion)
Chad Wackerman
Narada Michael Walden (Jeff Beck, Journey)
Jimmy Walker
Matt Walker (Filter, The Smashing Pumpkins)
Gary Wallis (Pink Floyd)
Ed Warby (Gorefest)
Andy Ward (Camel)
Bill Ward (Black Sabbath)
John Ware (Emmylou Harris)
Joey Waronker (Beck, The Smashing Pumpkins, Elliott Smith, R.E.M.)
Rey Washam (Scratch Acid, Rapeman, Ministry)
Kenny Washington
Charlie Watts (The Rolling Stones)
Jeff "Tain" Watts
John Weathers (Gentle Giant)
Leroy Wallace (Inner Circle, Gregory Isaacs)
Louie Weaver (Petra)
Chick Webb
Dave Weckl
Ariën van Weesenbeek (Epica, God Dethroned)
Jay Weinberg (Slipknot)
Max Weinberg (E Street Band, The Max Weinberg 7, Bruce Springsteen)
Janet Weiss (Sleater-Kinney, Quasi)
Ron Welty (The Offspring, Steady Ground)
Mike Wengren (Disturbed)
Paul Wertico (Pat Metheny)
Sandy West (The Runaways)
Alan White (Oasis)
Alan White (Plastic Ono Band, Yes)
Andy White
Fred White (Earth, Wind, & Fire)
Jack White
Jim White (Dirty Three)
Lenny White
Maurice White (Ramsey Lewis, Earth, Wind, & Fire)
Meg White (The White Stripes)
Steve White (Paul Weller)
Alan Wilder (Depeche Mode)
Peter Wildoer (Darkane, Old Man's Child, James LaBrie, Arch Enemy, Armageddon, Time Requiem, Pestilence)
Brad Wilk (Rage Against the Machine, Audioslave)
Adam "Atom" Willard (The Offspring, Angels & Airwaves, The Special Goodness)
Boris Williams (The Cure)
Hank Williams III
Johnny Williams (Raymond Scott)
Pharrell Williams (The Neptunes, N*E*R*D)
Steve Williams
Terry Williams (Love Sculpture, Man, Rockpile, Neverland Express, Dire Straits)
Tony Williams
Van Williams (Nevermore)
B. J. Wilson (Procol Harum)
Dennis Wilson (The Beach Boys)
Patrick "Pat" Wilson (Weezer)
Ron Wilson (Surfaris)
Shadow Wilson
Pick Withers (Dire Straits)
Alex Wolff (Nat and Alex Wolff)
Stevie Wonder
Dan Woodgate (Madness, Voice of the Beehive)
Mick Woodmansey (David Bowie's Spiders from Mars)
Sam Woodyard (Duke Ellington)
Alan Wren (The Stone Roses)
Simon Wright (AC/DC, Dio)
Jon Wurster
Robert Wyatt (Soft Machine, Matching Mole, Kevin Ayers, Henry Cow, Brian Eno, David Gilmour)
Thomas Wydler (Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds, Die Haut)
Howard Wyeth

Z

See also

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