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4 of the Greatest Drummers
Filed under: lists, Music | Tags: amen break, budgie, clyde stubblefield, drummers, drumming, drums, gregory coleman, james brown, john bonham, led zeppelin, michael shreeve, santana, siouxsie, the winstons
Comments (3) I’ve been enjoying the 3-part series Guitar, Drum & Bass on BBC4 commissioned by my old friend & colleague Jan Younghusband. Some of the presenters are better than others (Tina Weymouth of Talking Heads a real natural on Bass; Stuart Copeland gives it a good try on Drums, enthusiastic but not the full monty).
Of course it gets you reflecting on the greats so here are who I consider 4 of the drumming greats:
1) Michael Shreeve – Santana
[comes in at 0:38] He blew everyone away at Woodstock as a fresh 20-year-old.
2) John Bonham – Led Zeppelin
A driving force of great technical accomplishment – heavy as it gets.
3) Budgie – Siouxsie & the Banshees
[kicks in at 0:36] A perfect off-beat sound
4) Clyde Stubblefield – James Brown
[solo at 0:30] Funky as fuck
Bubbling under:
- Elvin Jones – John Coltrane
- Gene Krupa – Benny Goodman
- Itamar Doari – Avishai Cohen
Itamar Doari with Avishai Cohen
Also of note:
- Gregory Coleman – The Winstons (creator of the Amen Break)
- Stockton Helbing – Maynard Fergusson
[6 famous seconds at 1:26] The Amen Break
