1. Aaron Rossi (1980)

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American drummer who was part of the bands Ministry and Prong.

2. Jo Jones (1911)

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Known by the nickname Papa Jo Jones, he was a jazz drummer who collaborated with artists like Art Blakey and Sonny Stitt. He was a Alabama Jazz Hall of Fame...

3. Johnny Kelly (1968)

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American musician best known as the drummer for the metal band Type O Negative. After joining the band in 1994, he recorded gold-selling albums with the band like "October Rust."

4. Ron Tutt (1938)

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Professional drummer best known for playing with Elvis Presley and The Jerry Garcia Band. He also played with Neil Diamond and Nancy Sinatra.

5. Zac Farro (1990)

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Co-founder of the alternative rock band Paramore who also was a member of Novel American and Half Noise. 

6. Sal Abruscato (1970)

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Drummer best known for his time in the famed metal band Type O Negative. He left the band in 1994 to join the influential band Life of Agony.

7. Eric Singer (1958)

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American rock drummer best known as the Catman for the hard rock group KISS, replacing Peter Criss. He has appeared on more than seventy-five albums and eleven EPs.

8. Mike Botts (1944)

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Drummer who played with the 1970s soft rock band Bread and who also worked as a session musician.

9. Joey Covington (1945)

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Acclaimed drummer who worked on a staggering sixteen Gold and Platinum-selling albums. He is perhaps best known as a member of Jefferson Starship.

10. Mike Wengren (1971)

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Drummer with the heavy metal band Disturbed who is known for his bass drum sound. He has a side project with another member of Disturbed called Fight or Flight.

11. Ken Jay (1971)

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Original drummer for the heavy metal band Static-X who has worked as a producer for the band Blood Red Summer.

12. Lenny White (1949)

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Jazz fusion drummer who has released over ten solo albums, as well as being the drummer for Chick Corea's Return to Forever.

13. Randy Castillo (1950)

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Drummer who played with Ozzy Osbourne from the mid-1980s to 1990s and who also worked with Motley Crue.

14. Max Weinberg (1951)

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Bruce Springsteen's drummer and Conan O'Brien's show bandleader.

15. Brian Chase (1978)

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Drummer with the garage rock band Yeah Yeah Yeahs who was once ranked #50 on Gigwise's Greatest Drummers list.

16. Janet Weiss (1965)

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Drummer with the rock band Sleater-Kinney who has also played with Quasi and Wild Flag.

17. Arin Ilejay (1988)

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Musician who played drums with the heavy metal band Avenged Sevenfold. He also used to drum with Confide, a metalcore band.

18. Kenny Aronoff (1953)

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Rock drummer who has worked with Meat Loaf, The Smashing Pumpkins, and Bon Jovi.

19. Chris Layton (1955)

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Rock & roll musician who is best known for having played the drums in Stevie Ray Vaughan's band Double Trouble. He has also performed with Kenny Wayne Shepherd's Band.

20. Bobby Z. (1956)

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Percussionist most famous for being the original drummer for Prince's backing band, The Revolution, performing on classic albums like Purple Rain (1984). After leaving the group, he found success as a...

21. Chris Tomson (1984)

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Drummer known for his associations with the indie rock band Vampire Weekend and the rap group L'Homme Run. In 2017, he released his first solo album, Youngish American under the...

22. Kliph Scurlock (1973)

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Drummer with the alternative rock band The Flaming Lips, beginning in 1991.

23. Richie Ramone (1957)

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Drummer best known for his years as a member of the seminal punk rock band The Ramones. He joined in 1982 and recorded three albums with the band: Too Tough...

24. Joey Image (1957)

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Drummer known for being a member of the band The Misfits in the late 1970s, contributing to the singles "Horror Business" and "Night of the Living Dead."

25. Jay Ziskrout (1962)

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Founding member and former drummer with the punk rock band Bad Religion.

26. Jeff Plate (1962)

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Heavy metal musician who is recognized for having played the drums for both Savatage and the Trans-Siberian Orchestra. In 2009, he co-founded a new project entitled Machines of Grace.

27. Scott Rockenfield (1963)

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American drummer and composer who was nominated for a Grammy Award and has been a member of the Seattle metal band Queensryche, as well as the group Slave to the...

28. Scott Travis (1961)

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Ambidextrous musician who played drums with the heavy metal bands Judas Priest and Racer X.

29. Ray Luzier (1970)

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Drummer with the hard rock band Korn after the departure of their former drummer David Silveria.

30. Jeff Porcaro (1954)

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Drummer with the Grammy Award-winning rock band Toto who also worked with Steely Dan on their album Katy Lied.

31. Gil Sharone (1978)

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Touring drummer best known for his work with Marilyn Manson and a variety of other bands including Stolen Babies and The Dillinger Escape Plan.

32. Jon Theodore (1973)

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Former drummer of the experimental rock band The Mars Volta who has also performed with Queens of the Stone Age.

33. Ben Wysocki (1984)

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Drummer with the piano rock band The Fray, the group that released the album How to Save a Life.

34. Josh Eppard (1979)

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Drummer known for his work with the band Coheed and Cambria. He also played with the bands Three and Terrible Things and had a solo career as a rapper.

35. Ron Welty (1971)

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Drummer who performed with the punk rock band The Offspring from July 1987 until March 2003.

36. Teddy Campbell (1975)

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American drummer best known for his appearances on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno. He also performed on albums by Stevie Wonder, Deborah Cox, and Herbie Hancock.

37. George Schuller (1958)

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George Schuller is an American jazz drummer. He is the son of composer Gunther Schuller.

38. Malcolm Travis (Unknow)

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Malcolm Travis is an American drummer from Boston Massachusetts best known for his work with Human Sexual Response The Zulus Sugar No Man and Kustomized.

39. Danny Gottlieb (1953)

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Danny Gottlieb is a freelance drummer who has performed as part of the Pat Metheny Group and Mahavishnu Orchestra. He is also a member of the University of North Florida...

40. Gary Young (drummer) (1953)

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Gary Plantman Young was the first drummer of the 1990s indie rock band Pavement.

41. Clayton Scrivner (1976)

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Clayton Scrivner was the drummer for the Salt Lake City band The Rodeo Boys. Formerly he played drums in the Las Vegas band Chapter Eleven with Rodney E. Pardey. Also...

42. Matt Scurfield (1976)

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Matthew Robert Scurfield is a Canadian-born American musician and songwriter from Massachusetts. He is a drummer and a notable figure in the progressive rock scene. His professional work includes studio...

43. Hunt Sales (1954)

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Hunt Sales is an American rock and roll drummer who has played with Todd Rundgren his brother Tony Sales Iggy Pop and Tin Machine.

44. Alvin Queen (Unknow)

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Alvin Queen is an American jazz drummer born in the Bronx New York on August 16 1950. At 16 he played for Ruth Brown and Don Pullen and with the...

45. A. J. Pero (1959)

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Anthony Jude Pero is the drummer of the American heavy metal band Twisted Sister. He went to St. Peter's Boys High School in Staten Island but left because the faculty...

46. Jamie Oldaker (1951)

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James Oldaker is an American rock music blues rock and country music drummer and percussionist. He was born September 5 1951 in Tulsa Oklahoma. He is an exponent of the...

47. Tris Imboden (1951)

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Tris Imboden is a multi-platinum American rock drummer. As an educator he has been a drum clinician and author of tutorial materials. As a performer he has been in studio...

48. Louie Weaver (1951)

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Louie Weaver III is a drummer most famous for being the long-time drummer of Christian rock band Petra. Weaver was controversially dismissed from the band in 2003. He is currently...

49. Charlie Quintana (1962)

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Charlie Quintana is an American rock and punk drummer. He is best known as a drummer for the old school punk band Social Distortion from 2000 to 2009. He was...

50. Jody Stephens (1952)

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Jody Stephens is an American drummer who has played in Big Star and Golden Smog. When not on tour with Big Star he works at Ardent Studios which is where...