A couple of biggies you missed were Sonny Payne and Rufus "Speedy" Jones, both worked with Count Basie and Jones with Duke Ellington as well.

Horrible BR clip. He's only at about 20 Percent of the monster he became. Still cool though compared to what came after. 😆 🥁

As a Drummer, the biggest travesty of this list is you didn't include the Godfather of Double Bass: Louie Bellson.

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Bellson, Sam woodyard, Dave Black

I wish she had as much attention as Buddy Rich & Louie Bellson. I would've loved to see her perform with Buddy Rich's Big Band

She had the Neil Peart starter drum kit there...

That Neil Peartesque set-up she had though, oof! 😣👌🏾

Still sad ya weirdo

@@t-man5196 yea tf kinda sentence was that

I had the privilege to work with Louie for a concert and play with him. He was something else. He was a fountain of knowledge, tips, pointers...all too eager to impart that wisdom to us. His warm ups were ridiculous. The following year I got to play and work with Don Butterfield. Tuba player for The Tonight Show. He played all four trumpet parts for Buglers Holiday on the tuba. /Facepalm. During rehearsal two tuba players got up, laid their tubas at his feet, bowed and walked off the stage. Don lost it he laughed so hard. say what you will about the OG players, they were on a whole other level. They pushed the boundaries that lead the way for todays drummers and musicians.

Totally. Art Blakey too, since he had a loud and chaotic style of soloing and timekeeping too. No wonder he was nicknamed "thunder", He bashed so damn loud he was almost completely deaf at the end of his life and had hearing aids that he would take off whenever he played.

@@scottwilcox1964 I so, so, envy you. I would have loved to have even just met him, much less work with him in any capacity. When MODERN DRUMMER did a cover story and interview with him in 2004, his exuberance and his love for music leapt off of every page. A true gentleman, inspiration, and talent.

Since this is a "Who they missed" thread I would like to mention Max Roach and Joe Jones. Art Blakey was loud, Buddy Rich was Flashy, but Joe Jones and Max Roach were eloquent.

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They were good...for their era. Far better than anyone else for sure. But these days, there are an unbelievable amount of Drummers who would outplay them with one hand with minimal effort too. Just as time and music evolve, so to has drumming. And a lot of the best styles of drumming and those who are good at said styles are far better than anything Buddy & Gene could do. As you can see in this video, a lot of things they do here involved just playing a bunch of notes on toms with periodic cymbal hits. It sounded good (and even made me as a Drummer energized). But it wasn't all that 'impressive either'. Just my thoughts.

@@JdDiehl you’re forgetting the role technology plays in the modern era. I had an older Ludwig as my first kit and the hardware especially the kick pedal were complete garbage compared to today’s systems. Plus the amount of people using triggers. It’s not an accurate comparison. It’s like saying an F22 pilot is better than a WW 2 ace.

@Jordan’s Elections Hub Yeah, nothing like todays drummers with fake double kick set ups. What these guys did with 3-4 drums, it takes a dozen today to do. Today people get excited over drum exercises.

@@darrellgrant7615 You're generalizing an entire group of drummers to make a point. Therefore, your point is mute.

Brilliant analysis. You broke it all down perfectly.

She invented the Neil Peart kit

...and lived to be 107!

Simply because she was female

@@johngalush8790 Jealous?

@Ripley Furiosa why would I be jealous of someone with no dick?

I swear I thought that was an animation when I first saw it. Didn't even look real.

They were shredding

Drums, jungle gym, same thing if you have sticks

There’s also a great website called “Drums in the Twenties” where there are more early greats listed with examples and lots of analysis.

One of my favorite 20s drummers is Cliff “Snags” Jones. He recorded with the Dixie Four, the Midnight Rounders, the State Street Ramblers, Junie Cobb’s Grains of Corn, and more. He’s most audible on the four “Dixie Four” sides behind James Blythe and Clarence Johnson at the two pianos: “Mississippi Stomp”, “South Side Stomp”, “St Louis Man” and I forgot the 4th one. He’s also great on the vinyl test pressing of the 1928 State Street Ramblers record “Endurance Stomp”. Bassist Bill Johnson yells encouragement on all these exciting records.

Kudos to you Danny for mentioning the genius that was big sid catlett ,many of the others you mentioned are known by people but not sid

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Elvin Jones was heavy as fuck.

That was the spirit of metal

I've been a Jazz drummer for over 25 years and I've always admired metal drummers. It's not noise, it's actually very complex rudiments.

@@joebaumgart1146 Exactly, Jazz n Metal 🤝

Peter Criss of Kiss is a Jazz drummer before he joined them. You can definitely hear it on his live drum solo’s.

@@joebaumgart1146 The problem with a lot of metal is sometimes it's overdone to the point where you can't hear all the subtleties in the music. It takes a good metal band to do it right and not just make a lot of loud noise.

From what I've heard Jazz drummers hated Whiplash

considering the era? It was a better era

What he's doing with his left hand alone is mind blowing

I thought I picked that up

That’s Bob Haggart :)

Middle age headbanger. Rock drummers in the 80s ? Who?

@@rondarnell949 Randy Castillo played drums with Ozzy on the Ultimate Sin and for Motley Crue in the late 90s. I saw him with both and on the Ultimate Sin tour he got up and walked around the kit playing the rims and sides of the drums, everything but the heads. One of the best drum solos I ever saw.

And Animal on The Muppet Show .

only problem is he thinks all genres suck except jazz

Maiden nominated for Rock and Roll Hall of Fame - Finally..

@@davidg.9932 people still care about the RRHoF? Why?

@@strangevisions5162 true, the rock and roll hall of fame is complete crap, they waited 30 years to put Rush in there and Black Sabbath and Judas Priest are the only heavy metal groups In there I think.

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Yep, playing the drums and bass simultaneously, and on beat. I have never seen any other drummer do that, metal or otherwise.

He had Funk Fingers before Tony Levin knew what a bass was

You can find the whole video on YT. Just search for "Big Noise from Winnetka" It's the 1952 version you want. The 1938 original is just as good but no video, only still photos.

That’s the tune he and Bob Haggart (famous bassist) wrote together: “Big Noise from Winnetka”. You can find the whole thing on KZfaq.

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Yep, suit and tie, plus the handkerchief in the top pocket. They get bonus points for that, when compared to the bare-chested drummers of today.

That’s their specialty “Big Noise from Winnetka” which was their bass and drum feature with the Bob Crosby big band.

He must've been a huge influence on Keith Moon.

None other than the great Gene Krupa

A lot of modern drumkits are designed for ease in touring, or limited by what the drummer had learned on before getting rich enough to add more things.

Tell that to Terry Bozzio..

Limited? Tell that to Neil Peart or Carl Palmer.

@@lashedbutnotleashed1984 ...or Terry Bozzio? 🙃

@@merlinaudubon6202 Yes, Bozzio has a phenomenal kit also. I saw him live a few times with various bands, and he is awesome.

Krupa famously got busted for weed so it made me laugh the way he was concentrating on that little splash cymbal. I was imagining him stoned, lol.

I see he was using the butt of the stick too. He must've liked it loud!

Agreed. Ray had a ton of chops combined with such melodic passion. He is a treat to watch, since footage like shown here is so rare.

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