Nobody holds a rock back together quite like drummers do. Through the years, we’ve really been treated to some next-level classic rock drummers. And many of them passed on far too soon. Let’s take a ...

Sometimes art imitates life, and sometimes life imitates art. The latter seems to be the case this year as the rock industry pulls a Spinal Tap and drummers quit or get fired en masse. More than a ...

Well, this one’s a shoo-in. Phil Collins might just be the most famous classic rock singer-drummer out there. And there’s a reason why so many of his contemporaries have praised his talents. Collins ...

The saga of The Who firing, rehiring, and then re-firing Zak Starkey has taken another turn. Starkey, the 59-year-old son of Ringo Starr, had played drums with the classic rock icons for three decades ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Former Squeeze drummer Gilson Lavis, who played with the English rock band during the height of its fame in the late 1970s, has ...

Writing an article here often triggers thoughts about a follow-up or related subject. One classic rock topic can easily lead to another. In a recent article I reflected on drummers usually being the ...

The longtime drummer of a classic rock band has died. He was 74 years old. UltimateClassicRock.com reports that Gilson Lavis — who served as the classic-era drummer for London, England-based Squeeze — ...

The saga between drummer Zak Starkey and The Who has ended (for now) with a second dismissal. On April 17, the classic English rock band parted ways with Starkey, 59, after there was reported tension ...

James Gadson — the veteran R&B, soul, funk and rock drummer who played with Bill Withers, Marvin Gaye, Diana Ross, Paul McCartney and many others — has died at the age of 86. Gadson's wife, Barbara, ...