POLL : Favorite American Rock Drummers

Let's vote and discuss!

I vote for Jim Keltner, Levon and Al Jackson Jr.
Out of those three, Keltner's probably my favorite drummer ever.

Note #1: American drummers only, to avoid the usual suspects (Baker, Bonham, Moon, or Peart)
They're all great, by the way.

Note #2: I only include drummers that I'm familiar with.

 

Of those listed, I chose Bozzio and Kreutzmann, plus "Others." Others being Ralph Humphrey and Chester Thompson (and I'll toss in Ruth Underwood as a drummer/percussionist - they really were a three-headed monster).

 

Benny Benjamin | Rock & Roll Hall of Fame

Got to be on the list man! The heart of the Motown sound. Definitely in my top 3.

 

Other: Glenn Kotche of Wilco

 

(Others)
Dale Crover- Melvins, Shrinebuilder, etc.
Mac Mcneilly- The Jesus Lizard
John Stanier- Helmet, Tomahawk, Battles

 

Neil Peart

 

Order of Canada recipient, I'm afraid.

 

Well, none of those. Jazz drummers...I have a lot of faves there.

 

For rock/soul:
Gordon, Helm and Jackson, Jr.

For jazz:
Blakey, Williams and Higgins

 

I couldn't vote for Spencer Dryden, because he wasn't listed, but he certainly should have been!

Happy to see Keltner as top vote-getter, though.

 

Hugely underrated. He had a unique feel and navigated the Airplane’s improvisations with ease.

 

Carey, Keltner, Gadd

 

Stewart Copeland should be in there.

 

BLAINE
KELTNER
GORDON

 

List is incomplete w/out Alex Van Halen/Neal Peart/Tommy Lee/ Phil Collins

 

This question has been correctly answer now thank you. Can we please close this thread

 

From the list I went with Dave Grohl and Steve Jordan. Good call on including Jordan, btw, He's amazing.


And then others: Stewart Copeland, Jerry Nolan, Clem Burke, Chris Mars, Alex Van Halen....there are a lot. And yes, I know AVH was born in the Netherlands but still.

 

kruetzman, shrieve, densmore

 

Keltner is king!

 

Went with:

Danny Carey
John Densmore
Dave Grohl

Steve Shelley (Sonic Youth) is also a favorite.

 

Voted Levon Helm and Jim Gordon. If Stewart Copeland was also on the list, he would also get a vote.

 

Bill Berry - R.E.M.
very underrated

 

For me; levon, Hayward and Billy k were among the biggest influences on my own playing. For jazz I'd add tony Williams, Lenny white and Peter Erskine. Keltner is way up there too.

 

Dino Danelli of the Rascals!!

 

I'm definitely in the "other" camp on this one.

Mark Zonder
Mike Portnoy
Vinnie Colaiuta
Terry Bozzio
Rod Morganstern

If we expand the aperture to jazz, then there are so many more.

Jack DeJohnette
Art Blakey
Max Roach
Philly Joe Jones
Roy Haynes
Stanton Moore
Lenny White
Tony Williams
Elvin Jones
Buddy Rich
Gene Krupa
Alphonse Mouzon