Alan Abel
Principal percussionist of the Philadelphia Orchestra from 1959 until his retirement in 1997, music educator, and inventor of musical instruments.
December 6, 1928 – April 25, 2020
Biff Adam
Musician joined Haggard’s backing band in 1970
April 19, 1936 – March 7, 2020
Tony Allen
Master drummer and co-creator of Afrobeat
July 20, 1940 — April 30, 2020
Pelle Alsing
Drummer for Swedish rock and pop band Roxette
1960 – December 20, 2020
Frankie Banali
Drummer for Quiet Riot, W.A.S.P., Billy Idol, Steppenwolf
November 14, 1951 – August 20, 2020
Cándido Camero
Pioneer of Afro-Cuban jazz and innovator of conga drumming
April 22, 1921 — November 7, 2020
Jon Christensen
Norwegian jazz drummer, member of Keith Jarrett’s Belonging Quartet
March 20, 1943 – February 18, 2020
Jimmy Cobb
Paragon of modern jazz drumming, and the last surviving musician to play on Miles Davis’ ‘Kind of Blue’
January 20, 1929 — May 24, 2020
Tony Costanza
Machine Head and Crowbar Drummer
July 2, 1968 – August 4, 2020
Paul English
Willie Nelson’s Longtime Drummer
November 6, 1932 – February 11, 2020
Bob Gulotti
Endlessly creative jazz drummer and educator, charter member of The Fringe
November 28, 1949 — January 25, 2020
W.S. “Fluke” Holland
Played with Carl Perkins and later for Johnny Cash
April 22, 1935 – September 23, 2020
Joey Image
Misfits drummer ‘78 – ‘79. Appears on the Misfits classic “Horror Business” & “Night of the Living Dead” 7-inches.
March 5, 1957 – June 1, 2020.
Lee Kerslake
Ozzy Osbourne Drummer who played on Blizzard of Ozz and Diary of a Madman; and Uriah Heep Drummer
April 16, 1947 – September 19, 2020
Sean Mason
Snozzberries, Vertigo Jazz Project, Zansa, other Asheville area acts
Dec. 19, 1981 – Aug. 30, 2020
Ray Mantilla
Percussionist and leader of bands that played “Latin Jazz with authentic Latino rhythms”
June 22, 1934 — March 21, 2020
Mickey McGee
Goose Creek Symphony, Flying Burrito Brothers, Linda Ronstadt
October 25, 1947 – July 20, 2020
Reed Mullin
Corrosion of Conformity
February 12, 1966 – January 27, 2020
Dan Morrison
Drummer for Area-7
1972 – November 30, 2020
Todd Nance
Widespread Panic Founding Drummer
November 20, 1962 – August 19, 2020
Adewole Onilu-Ola
Ayinla Omowura’s lead drummer
November 28, 1923 – December 30, 2020
Neil Peart
Drummer and primary lyricist of the rock band Rush
September 12, 1952 – January 7, 2020
Charli Persip
Pacesetting modern jazz drummer best known for his tenure with Dizzy Gillespie
July 26, 1929 — August 23, 2020
Richie Plass
Drummer & Activest
1951 – November 7, 2020
Sean Reinert
Metal drummer who explored unknown worlds with Cynic and Death
May 27, 1971 — Jan. 24, 2020
Bill Rieflin
Ministry, the Revolting Cocks, Lard, KMFDM, Pigface, Swans, Chris Connelly, and Nine Inch Nails, R.E.M., & King Crimson
September 30, 1960 – March 24, 2020
Viola Smith
One of the first professional female drummers, known for her five-decade career in orchestras, swing bands and popular music
Nov. 29, 1912 — Oct. 21, 2020
Vincent Verga (Vinny Value)
Legendary New York City hardcore drummer
1973 – January 21, 2020
