Drummers

OK, this page has nothing to do with my career – it’s just a way to share how many great drummers I’ve met.

UPDATE I’m probably the last drum fan to catch on, but I just saw Mike Portnoy perform the other day. I have to say that, for me, that may have been one of the most exciting drummer performances I’ve seen since Buddy Rich – but that’s just me……..

Here’s the drumers I can remember meeting;

  • Buddy Rich – The greatest drummer of all time
  • Mitch Mitchell – Jimi Hendrix Experience
  • Bobby Colomby – Blood, Sweat and Tears
  • Kenny Aronoff – John Mellencamp, Melissa Ethridge and more
  • Dick Peterson – The Kingsmen
  • Tris Imboden – Chicago
  • Greg Bissonette - Studio Great
  • Tony Coleman - BB King
  • Bernie Pershey – Eric Burdon and the New Animals
  • John Steel – The Animals
  • Michael Derossier – Heart
  • Jeff Kathan - Paul Rodgers
  • Mike Burk - The Wailers
  • Liberty DeVitto - Billy Joel
  • Dom Famularo - Clinician
  • Will Kennedy - Yellowjackets
  • Ringo - OK, I didn’t really meet him but I did say hello in the halls at MTV
  • Matt Sorum – Guns n Roses
  • Alan White - Yes
  • Stanley Lynch - Tom Petty and The Heartbreakers
  • Dino Danelli - The Rascals. I didn’t really meet him either but talked to him on the phone for a while about a possible project.
  • Scott Rockenfield – Queensryche
  • Matt Cameron - Pearl Jam
  • Joe Plummer – Modest Mouse
  • Luis Conte - Percussionist
  • Tony Coleman – BB King