The Tedeschi Trucks Band is a mash up of some of the best musicians in the blues, roots and soul music arenas. Derek Trucks, guitarist for the Allman Brothers Band, and Susan Tedeschi, great singer and guitarist in her own right, joined up to create an eleven piece band called the Tedeschi Trucks Band that […]…
Phil Collins is one of the most successful drummers in music history. Collins began as a drummer and vocalist for the popular band, Genesis, and pursued a career as a solo artist at the same time. From the two ventures, Phil Collins has sold millions of albums worldwide, gaining him status as an instrumentalist, vocalist, […]…
Dave Grohl is considered to be one of the best powerhouse drummers in rock music today due to his versatility, great attitude, and experience in the music industry. Grohl first gained fame as the drummer for the band Nirvana with the iconic guitarist and songwriter, Kurt Cobain. Then Grohl founded a rock group called the […]…
Today’s post is inspired by Joe Loes, a Play Drums By Ear blog reader, who made a comment on my Steve Gadd post about his favorite drummer, Phil Ehart. His simple comment reminded me about Phil, who was and still is the drummer for the 1970s progressive rock band, Kansas. Phil has influenced generations of […]…
World drum beats have played a huge part on rhythmic drumming in all sorts of music styles. Afro-Cuban percussion is one such example of world drumming and typically involves all sorts of percussion instruments including congas, timbales, cowbell, woodblock, and claves. The Songo drum beat is a mixture of all these percussion instruments and parts […]…