Most people think a drummer is a background musician—basically just there to keep the beat for the singer and guitarist. But the drummer in a rock band is key to a band’s success. History has shown us ...

The legacies of these incredible classic rock drummers will never truly die, even though we lost them years ago.

I don’t know what it is about drummers, but when you form a band, be prepared to cycle through several beat makers. The Spinal Tap cliché of ever-changing drummers was written into the film for a ...

Sometimes art imitates life, and sometimes life imitates art. The latter seems to be the case this year as the rock industry pulls a Spinal Tap and drummers quit or get fired en masse. More than a ...

When it comes to bands, drummers are rarely in the spotlight, and yet they provide the rhythm, the tempo, the beat that can make a song unforgettable. (SOUNDBITE OF FOO FIGHTERS SONG, "MY HERO") ...

Former Squeeze drummer Gilson Lavis, who played with the English rock band during the height of its fame in the late 1970s, ...

Key past members of Black Sabbath, Kiss, Pearl Jam, Allman Brothers, Byrds and other groups were left out in those group's ...

Legendary Rock Band Remembers Late Drummer on His Birthday originally appeared on Parade. A day after they celebrated the 78th birthday of guitarist Ronnie Wood, the Rolling Stones remembered the ...