McCartney's 3 Favorite Drummers, Who are Yours?

I disagree Krupa was much older in that clip then Rich and still had it. Gene Krupa was the first real superstar drummers with his own big band.
Back in the 30s and 40s Krupa ruled!

 

Keith Moon, Kevin Haskins, Jaki Liebezeit

 

Sorry guys but most rock drummers don't do a lot for me. I thought Blondie had a good drummer and Copeland is quite adept. Kenwood Dennard impressed me on Brand X's Livestock.
Here's some triplets I dig...

Max Roach,
Elvin Jones
Tony Williams

Roy Haynes
Art Blakey
'Papa' Jo Jones

Jack DeJonette
Paul Motian
Peter Erskine

Philly Joe Jones
Pete LaRoca
Mitch Mitchell

Benny Benjamin
Bernard 'Pretty' Purdie
Clyde Stubblefield

 

Whichever three drummers Motown had on hand at any given moment.

 

Man, four pages and no love for Bill Ward? Listen to Children of the Grave and get hypnotized! Was amazing until Ozzy left.

Didn't realize until the last few years what a beast Dave Lombardo is.

And a guy I always loved to WATCH beat the s**t out of a kit back in the day was Tommy Lee. Sounded good too!

 

In alphabetical order: Bozzio, Bruford and Peart.

 

I agree with Motown and Jazz drummers. I'll be politically incorrect and put on "my Grant Hat" and say the black Jazz, Funk, Soul Drummers are some of the best. But I grew up in stoner territory in the 70's-80's so my favorites came to be rock drummers.

 

Bonham could play trickier time-signatures than Moon. Phil Collins could play tricky time-signatures and could stay in time better than Bonham---though surely with a lower BAL.

 

Steve Morris
John Densmore
Max Weinberg

 

Philip David Charles Collins
Jo Blocker
Prairie Prince

 

BJ Wilson
Keith Moon
Michael Giles

 

Moon, Peart and Bonham.

 

Bonham
Jimmy Chamberlain
then maybe someone like Mick Avory or Danny Carey

 

Ringo, Moon, Blaine

 

Bonham, Bonham, oh yeah, and Bonham

 

Ringo
Copeland
Barriemore Barlow

 

Elvin Jones was pretty good.

 

Morello
Fishman
Bruford/Ringo/Bonham/Collins

 

Keith Moon, Bill Bruford & Ginger Baker. Honorable mentions: Phil Collins, Ringo Starr

 

Jamie Oldaker
Jim Keltner
John Barbetta

But, I have a LOT of favorite drummers... Bonham, Carl Palmer, Dennis St John, Jim Gordon, Ed Cassidy, Doug Clifford, Gary Peterson.......

 

I'll go with Ringo, Keith Moon, and Mo Tucker, but I hate to leave out Charlie Watts and Jim Keltner.

 

Hate to leave out Charlie Watts. Butch Trucks and Jaimoe from the Allman Brothers band are very underrated. Ric Lee from Ten Years After is often overlooked as well.

 

Bobby Elliot
Jody Stephens
Keith Moon

 

Phil Collins
Ringo
Roger Taylor

 

Danny Seraphine (Chicago)
Joe Morello (Dave Brubeck Quartet)
Bobby Colomby (Blood, Sweat & Tears)

Special mention:
Ron Otis (current Earl Klugh drummer)