Miles Gill About Member of the British pop punk band ROAM who replaced original drummer Charlie Pearson as an official member in August of 2016. Life Before Becoming Famous He grew up listening to pop punk bands like Blink-182, Less Than Jake, American Football, and Knuckle Puck before getting to join a pop punk band himself. […]
Dean Butterworth About Drummer who has performed with Morrissey and Good Charlotte, as well as on The Cab’s album Symphony Soldier. Life Before Becoming Famous He started playing the drums when he was twelve years old, heavily inspired by the work of Stewart Copeland. Other Informations He performed with The Used on their album Lies […]
Dave Raun About Drummer with the punk rock band Lagwagon and the cover band, Me First and the Gimme Gimmes. Life Before Becoming Famous He played the drums with several other bands before getting his first official gig in 1992 with the hardcore punk band Rich Kids on LSD. Other Informations He drummed for Hot […]
Jon Lee About Remembered for his work with the Newport, Wales-based rock band Feeder, this drummer contributed to albums such as Polythene, Yesterday Went Too Soon, and Echo Park. Life Before Becoming Famous Before forming Feeder, he played with bands called The Darling Buds and Raindancer. Other Informations Sadly, he committed suicide in Miami, Florida, […]
Brian Bennett About Best associated as the drummer of the band The Shadows, he also worked as a composer, pianist, and record producer. Life Before Becoming Famous The first band he was a member of was called Marty Wilde’s Wildcats who he was with from 1959 until 1961. Other Informations He was the first member […]
Art Blakey About Grammy Award-winning hard bop drummer who performed with the Jazz Messengers. He was a Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award winner in 2005. Life Before Becoming Famous He taught himself the drums after learning how to play the piano. Other Informations He was a member of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community. Family Life He grew […]
Kenney Jones About Drummer who was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame for his work with the band Faces. He has worked with bands like the Rolling Stones. Life Before Becoming Famous He was also in the band Small Faces. Other Informations He formed a band called The Law with former Bad […]
Riquelme Batera About Considered one of the best drummers in Brazil, he is best known for being the drummer of the group The Airplanes since 2003. In 2017, he left the group and pursued a solo career. Life Before Becoming Famous He was born Francisco Pedro Alves Dario and has been practicing the drums since […]
Wahyu Piadji About Indonesian musician who is best known as one of the founding members of the pop rock band D’Masiv. He is known for playing drums in the band. Life Before Becoming Famous He first helped form the band on March 3 of 2003. Shortly after, they released their debut album titled “Menuju Nirwana” […]
John Hartman About Co-founder and original drummer of the rock group The Doobie Brothers who originally acted the band’s sole drummer. In 1971, they went to a dual-drummer formation and added Michael Hossack to the group. Hossack would be replaced by Keith Knudsen. Life Before Becoming Famous He was introduced to fellow Doobie Brother Tom Johnston by Skip Spence of Moby Grape. Other […]
Alex Van Halen About Founding member and drummer of the rock band Van Halen. He formed the band in 1974 with his brother Eddie, Michael Anthony, and David Lee Roth. Life Before Becoming Famous His first band, The Broken Combs, assembled when he was in fourth grade. He later attended Pasadena City College. Other Informations […]
Danny Wagner About Second featured drummer for the American classic blues rock band Greta Van Fleet who would replace Kyle Hauck in October of 2013. Life Before Becoming Famous He hung out with the three Kiszka brothers of the band even before he became an official member. Other Informations He was an avid golfer through his upbringing and […]
Brian Doerner About Canadian drummer who was a member of the progressive rock band Saga. He has also worked with other artists such as Ray Lyell, Lee Aaron and Helix. Life Before Becoming Famous He has been playing the drums since he was eight years old. Other Informations His grandfather invented the four and five-legged […]
Jack Lawless About American musician best known as the drummer for the pop rock groups DNCE, The Jonas Brothers, and Ocean Grove. Life Before Becoming Famous He joined The Jonas Brothers in 2007. Other Informations He is in Ocean Grove with Greg Garbowsky. Family Life He has posted several Instagram photos with his girlfriend, Helena Cassilly. Similarities […]
Hannes Van Dahl About Drummer who joined the power metal band Sabaton in 2013. Life Before Becoming Famous Prior to him joining Sabaton he was in the band Evergrey. Other Informations He joined the band following the departure of drummer Robban Bäck. Family Life He began dating Floor Jansen. The couple had their first child, […]