Sunday Sounds: Do The Twist (For The First Time)

How many working drummers out there have played “The Twist” at a gig this year? While you may be quite familiar with the 4/4, kick-snare-kick-snare quarter-note... Read More...

Sunday Sounds: Pink Floyd & Soft Machine Perform Benefit Concert For Drummer Robert Wyatt

Robert Wyatt is a British musician, best known as the drummer and vocalist for the '60s rock band Soft Machine. He has also played with The Wilde Flowers and Ma... Read More...

Sunday Sounds: Benny Benjamin’s ‘Supreme’ Motown Sound

On this day in 1965, The Supremes recorded "My World Is Empty Without You," which features the dynamic drumming of popular session man Benny Benjamin. Also know... Read More...

Sunday Sounds: Keith Moon’s Last Tour Date With The Who

Legendary drummer Keith Moon played his final tour date with The Who on October 21, 1976, at the Maple Leaf Gardens in Toronto, Canada. Though Moon would perfor... Read More...

Sunday Sounds: The Inimitable Cool Of Rolling Stones’ Drummer Charlie Watts

On this day in 1964, Rolling Stones drummer Charlie Watts was secretly married to Shirley Ann Shepherd, a Royal College Of Art sculpture student. As Wayne Bl... Read More...

Sunday Sounds: Celebrate The Hits Of Bon Jovi Drummer Tico “The Hitman” Torres

Tico Torres was born October 7, 1953, making him 65 years young today! Best known for his drumming and percussion with Bon Jovi -- which earned him enshrinement... Read More...

Sunday Sounds: Celebrating The One And Only Buddy Rich

Today we wish a very happy birthday to the legendary Buddy Rich, who was born September 30, 1917, and whom Gene Krupa called "the greatest drummer ever to have ... Read More...

Sunday Sounds: A Birthday Smorgasbord Featuring Max Weinberg, Elvin Jones, Milt Turner, and Terence Higgins

If you want to be a musician, September 23 was a good day to be born. Musicians with birthdays on this day include Bruce Springsteen (1949), Ray Charles (1930),... Read More...

Sunday Sounds: Work On Your ‘Studio Tan’ With Frank Zappa

Frank Zappa's Studio Tan, first released in September 1978 on DiscReet Records, is an album that Zappa would probably not be keen on commemorating, as he was em... Read More...

Sunday Sounds: When Drummer Robert Williams Sued Sex Pistols’ Frontman Johnny Rotten on ‘Judge Judy’

In 1997, tour drummer Robert Williams sued Sex Pistols frontman John Lydon (aka Johnny Rotten) for lost wages and assault. The musicians then decided to settle... Read More...