Though Karen Carpenter is known as the sweet-voiced singer of Carpenters hits such as “Please Mr Postman,” her first musical career was playing jazz drums, the instrument she played in the original Richard Carpenter Trio.
He was still playing in his 90s.Ĭheck out: “Snap Crackle” 98: Karen Carpenter His collaborations read like a Who’s Who of modern jazz and include albums with Art Farmer, Sonny Stitt, Michel Petrucciani and Freddie Hubbard. Haynes began as a hard bop drummer in the early 50s before demonstrating that he could play any kind of jazz, even avant-garde, with panache. Roy Haynes’s nickname, Snap Crackle, was supposedly an onomatopoeic approximation of his snare drum sound. In 2018, the drummer performed classic Judas Priest songs live with a new band called Les Binks’ Priesthood.Ĭheck out: “Beyond The Realms Of Death” 99: Roy Haynes Binks was still going strong in his late 60s. He brought a complicated, jazz-tinged style to the band and starred on their studio albums Stained Class (co-writing the song “Beyond The Realms Of Death”) and Killing Machine, as well as a live album from Japan, Unleashed In The East. Northern Ireland-born drummer Les Binks is best known for his time with Judas Priest, after he joined them on their 1977 world tour, following a spell with Eric Burdon. (“How could they ignore ‘Stumpy’ Pepys!?’”) If you think there are, you can always suggest your best drummers of all time in the comments section below.įor now, however, cue drum roll… Here is our guide to the 100 best drummers in music history. Neil Peart famously wrote the bulk of Rush’s lyrics, and his passing in 2020 after a battle with brain cancer not only put and end to the band, but shook the drumming world to its core.Īs with so many drummers on this list, we may not be able to experience new music from Neil Peart, but the man you’ve selected as the Greatest of All Time has given us an entire legacy to enjoy forever.While you’re reading, listen to our Best Drummers playlist here.Īs well as iconic names from some of the biggest bands in the world, we’ve made way for some of the most in-demand session drummers of all time, among them Steve Gadd and the late legends Jeff Porcaro and Hal Blaine. Rush’s impact in the 70s was infectious, with the band’s beginnings set more in the ‘classic rock’ style leading thousands of teenagers straight to the nearest drum kit in order to try and bang-out Peart’s beats and fills.Īs the band progressed, so did the music’s sophistication, but the riffy, classic rock side of what drew fans to their music in the first place was never too far away. He played a kit the size of a spaceship, and he played it like he came from another planet, incorporating not only a large amount of acoustic drums, but electronics, orchestral and tuned percussion, all of which served a purpose rather than being there as part of the show. Consider the reasoning and it’s clear to see why you have voted the Rush drummer as the definitive GOAT.Įverything about Peart’s drumming broke new ground, from the carefully orchestrated arrangements of Rush’s progressive peak to the mindblowing technical ability displayed throughout his career. There’s never been a band quite like Rush, and there’s certainly never been a drummer quite like Neil Peart.
Ginger spoke his mind right until the end, and while he claimed to hate interviews, 2012’s Beware of Mr Baker gives fascinating insight into one of the instrument’s pioneers, whose legacy will keep his name alive for decades to come.
Post-Cream, Baker continued working with Clapton briefly in Blind Faith, collaborated heavily with Afro Beat artist Fela Kuti, as well as notching up - sorry Ginger - a large number of credits in the rock world with PiL, Hawkwind, Masters of Reality and more. His double bass drums, his groundbreaking drum solo with Toad, yet he viewed ‘Rock’ and its associated drummers with contempt to the end, identifying closely instead with his early heroes such as, Max Roach, Art Blakey and Elvin Jones. Ginger helped invent the genre, popularising - if not giving it - many ‘firsts’. He was a pioneer in the truest sense of the word, incorporating his jazz backround into the birth of British rock, but woe betide anyone who dared ‘tarnish’ him with the Rock brush. As we approach the top of your rankings, there’s a theme emerging: many great drummers also had the personalities to match, and Ginger Baker was no exception.
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