List of drummers

Template:Short description This is a list of notable drummers that meet Wikipedia's notability guideline for inclusion.

A

• Remu Aaltonen
• Vinnie Paul Abbott (Pantera, Damageplan, Hellyeah)
• Dave Abbruzzese (Pearl Jam)
• Matt Abts (Gov't Mule)
• Alex Acuña (Weather Report, Lee Ritenour)
• Daniel Adair (Nickelback, 3 Doors Down)
• Charlie Adams (Yanni, Chameleon)
• Chris Adler (Lamb of God, Megadeth)
• Henry Adler
• Steven Adler (Guns N' Roses, Adler's Appetite)
• Rob Affuso (Skid Row)
• Charly Alberti (Soda Stereo)
• Tommy Aldridge (Black Oak Arkansas, Ted Nugent, Motörhead, Ozzy Osbourne, Whitesnake)
• Tim "Herb" Alexander (Primus)
• Rashied Ali
• Carl Allen
• Rick Allen (Def Leppard)
• Tony Allen (Fela Kuti)
• Barry Altschul
• Vinnie Amico (moe.)
• Andy Anderson (The Cure)
• Nicke Andersson (Entombed)
• Phil Anselmo (Viking Crown)
• Carmine Appice (Vanilla Fudge, Cactus, Beck, Bogert & Appice, Rod Stewart, King Kobra, Blue Murder)
• Vinny Appice (Black Sabbath, Dio, Heaven and Hell)
• Fernando Arbex (Barrabás)
• Kenny Aronoff (John Mellencamp, The Smashing Pumpkins, John Fogerty)
• Duncan Arsenault (The Curtain Society)
• Steve Asheim (Deicide)
• Scott Asheton (The Stooges)
• Sampsa "Kita" Astala (Lordi)
• Nick Augusto (Trivium)
• Jerry Augustyniak (10,000 Maniacs)
• Mick Avory (The Kinks)
• Martin Axenrot (Witchery, Bloodbath, Opeth)
• Carla Azar (Autolux)

B

• Robbie Bachman (Bachman–Turner Overdrive)
• Johnny "Bee" Badanjek (The Detroit Wheels, The Rockets)
• Donald Bailey
• Mike Baird
• Ginger Baker (Cream, Blind Faith)
• Donny Baldwin, (Jefferson Starship)
• Butch Ballard
• Frankie Banali (Quiet Riot, W.A.S.P.)
• Paul Barbarin
• David Barbarossa (Adam and the Ants, Bow Wow Wow)
• John Barbata (Jefferson Airplane)
• Lori Barbero
• Danny Barcelona (Louis Armstrong)
• Nick Barker (Cradle of Filth, Dimmu Borgir, Lock Up, Brujeria, Old Man's Child)
• Travis Barker (The Aquabats, Blink-182, Box Car Racer, Transplants, +44)
• Brandon Barnes (Rise Against)
• Barriemore Barlow (Jethro Tull)
• Joey Baron (Laurie Anderson)
• Ranjit Barot
• Carlton Barrett (Bob Marley and The Wailers)
• Angel Bartolotta (Team Cybergeist, Dope, Genitorturers)
• Frank Beard (ZZ Top)
• Carter Beauford (Dave Matthews Band)
• Marty Beller (They Might Be Giants)
• Jay Bellerose
• Louie Bellson
• Leila Bela (Pigface)
• Meridjo Belobi (Zaïko Langa Langa)
• Fred Below
• Charlie Benante (Anthrax, S.O.D.)
• Benny Benjamin (Motown, The Funk Brothers)
• Brian Bennett (The Shadows, Marty Wilde)
• David Bennett
• Taz Bentley (The Reverend Horton Heat, Burden Brothers)
• James Bergstrom (Alice N' Chains, Second Coming)
• Bill Berry (R.E.M.)
• Wuv Bernardo (P.O.D.)
• Pete Best (The Beatles)
• Bev Bevan (The Move, Electric Light Orchestra)
• Graham Bidstrup (The Angels)
• Les Binks (Judas Priest)
• Chuck Biscuits (D.O.A., Black Flag, Danzig)
• Gregg Bissonette (David Lee Roth)
• Curt Bisquera (Elton John, Mick Jagger)
• Jason Bittner (Shadows Fall)
• Cedric Bixler-Zavala (De Facto)
• Jonas Björler (At the Gates)
• Jet Black (The Stranglers)
• Jimmy Carl Black (The Mothers of Invention)
• Cindy Blackman
• Ed Blackwell
• John Blackwell
• Brian Blade (Joni Mitchell)
• Hal Blaine
• Art Blakey
• Michael Bland
• Jan Axel Blomberg (Arcturus, Mayhem, The Kovenant, Dimmu Borgir, Jørn Lande)
• Ryan Alexander Bloom (Havok)
• Bobby Blotzer (Ratt)
• Felix Bohnke (Edguy)
• Mickey Bones
• Jim Bonfanti (Raspberries)
• Bongo Joe Coleman
• Jason Bonham (Bonham, Black Country Communion)
• John Bonham (Led Zeppelin)
• Oskar "Ossi" Bonde (Johnossi)
• Paddy Boom (Scissor Sisters)
• Mike Bordin (Faith No More)
• Paul Bostaph (Forbidden, Slayer, Exodus, Testament)
• Mike Botts (Bread)
• Albert Bouchard (Blue Öyster Cult)
• Roy Boulter (The Farm)
• Rob Bourdon (Linkin Park)
• Garry "Magpie" Bowler (Würzel, Dennis Stratton)
• Moses Boyd
• Terry Bozzio (Frank Zappa, Missing Persons, Korn)
• Mick Bradley (Steamhammer)
• Jerome Brailey (Parliament-Funkadelic )
• Matt Brann (Avril Lavigne)
• Riley Breckenridge (Thrice)
• Don Brewer (Grand Funk Railroad)
• Billy Brimblecom (Blackpool Lights)
• Ned Brower (Rooney)
• Harold Brown (War)
• Mick Brown (Dokken, Lynch Mob, Ted Nugent)
• Ian Browne (Matthew Good Band)
• Bill Bruford (Bruford, Genesis, King Crimson, Yes)
• Bob Bryar (My Chemical Romance)
• Mike Buck
• Rick Buckler (The Jam)
• Budgie (Siouxsie and the Banshees, The Creatures, The Slits)
• Clive Bunker (Jethro Tull)
• Larry Bunker
• Richard James Burgess (Landscape)
• Aaron Burckhard (Nirvana)
• Chuck Burgi (Billy Joel)
• Clem Burke (Blondie, The Romantics, Eurythmics, Ramones)
• Dominik Burkhalter
• Hugo Burnham (Gang Of Four)
• Bob Burns (Lynyrd Skynyrd)
• Clive Burr (Iron Maiden)
• Andrew Burrows (Razorlight)
• Ron Bushy (Iron Butterfly)
• Frank Butler

C

• David Calabrese (The Misfits, Graves, Dr. Chud's X-Ward)
• Will Calhoun (Living Colour)
• Phill Calvert (The Birthday Party)
• Matt Cameron (Soundgarden, Pearl Jam)
• Jeff Campitelli (Joe Satriani)
• Brendan Canty (Fugazi)
• Jim Capaldi (Traffic)
• Frank Capp
• Danny Carey (Tool, Pigmy Love Circus)
• Keith Carlock (Steely Dan, James Taylor, Donald Fagen, Walter Becker, John Mayer, Sting}
• Bun E. Carlos (Cheap Trick)
• Denny Carmassi (Montrose, Heart, Coverdale•Page, Whitesnake)
• Patrick Carney (The Black Keys)
• Karen Carpenter (The Carpenters)
• Eric Carr (Kiss)
• Randy Carr (Social Distortion)
• Terri Lyne Carrington
• Adam Carson (AFI)
• Michael Cartellone (Damn Yankees, Lynyrd Skynyrd)
• Ernest Carter (E Street Band)
• Michael Carvin
• Eloy Casagrande (Sepultura, Slipknot)
• Ed Cassidy (Rising Sons, Spirit)
• Torry Castellano (The Donnas)
• Joey Castillo (Queens of the Stone Age, Danzig)
• Randy Castillo (Ozzy Osbourne, Lita Ford, Mötley Crüe)
• Deen Castronovo (Journey, Bad English, Steve Vai, GZR, Tony MacAlpine, Ozzy Osbourne, Hardline, Cacophony, Marty Friedman, Paul Rodgers)
• Igor Cavalera (Cavalera Conspiracy, Sepultura)
• Cerrone
• Chris Cester (Jet)
• Romeo Challenger (Showaddywaddy, Black Widow)
• Jimmy Chamberlin (The Smashing Pumpkins, Jimmy Chamberlin Complex, Zwan)
• Dennis Chambers
• Martin Chambers (The Pretenders)
• Will Champion (Coldplay)
• Chad Channing (Nirvana)
• Dave Charles (Help Yourself, Dave Edmunds, Kid Creole and the Coconuts)
• Brian Chase (Yeah Yeah Yeahs)
• Arup Chattopadhyay (Indian tabla player)
• Damon Che (Don Caballero)
• Régine Chassagne (Arcade Fire)
• Gary Chester
• Terry Chimes (The Clash, Black Sabbath)
• Brian Chippendale (Lightning Bolt, Mindflayer)
• Brian Choper
• Richard Christy (Death, Control Denied, Iced Earth, Charred Walls of the Damned)
• Kenny Clare
• Chad Clark
• Dave Clark (The Dave Clark Five)
• Kenny Clarke
• Michael Clarke (The Byrds)
• Louie Clemente (Testament)
• Doug Clifford (Creedence Clearwater Revival)
• Jimmy Cobb
• Billy Cobham (Mahavishnu Orchestra)
• King Coffey (Butthole Surfers)
• John Coghlan (Status Quo)
• Vinnie Colaiuta (Frank Zappa, Sting, Joni Mitchell)
• Richard Colburn (Belle and Sebastian)
• Cozy Cole
• Claude Coleman (Ween)
• Marino Colina
• Grant Collins
• Phil Collins (Genesis, Brand X, Flaming Youth, Frida)
• Simon Collins
• Bobby Colomby (Blood, Sweat & Tears)
• Scott Columbus (Manowar)
• Ricardo Confessori (Angra, Shaaman)
• Gerry Conway
• Paul Cook (Sex Pistols)
• Tré Cool (Green Day, Foxboro Hot Tubs, The Network, The Lookouts)
• Rick Coonce (The Grass Roots)
• Jason Cooper (The Cure)
• Stewart Copeland (Curved Air, The Police, Animal Logic, Oysterhead)
• Caroline Corr (The Corrs)
• Jody Cortez (Christopher Cross, Billy Idol)
• Billy Cotton
• John Cowsill (The Beach Boys)
• Scott Crago (Eagles, Sheryl Crow, Stevie Wonder)
• Shawn "Clown" Crahan (Slipknot)
• Peter Criss (Kiss)
• Dale Crover (Melvins, Nirvana)
• Dave Culross
• Abe Cunningham (Deftones)
• Mickey Curry (Bryan Adams, Hall & Oates, The Cult)
• Chris Curtis (The Searchers)
• Chris Cutler (Henry Cow, Art Bears)

D

• Diesel Dahl (TNT)
• Brann Dailor (Mastodon)
• Dino Danelli (Young Rascals, The Rascals)
• Marc Danzeisen (Riverdogs, Gilby Clarke, Little Caesar)
• Jay Dee Daugherty (Patti Smith Group)
• Chris Dave (Robert Glasper, D'Angelo)
• Adrienne Davies (Earth)
• Bevan Davies (Madfly, Comes with the Fall, Danzig)
• Billie Davies
• Cliff Davies (If, Ted Nugent)
• Dennis Davis (David Bowie)
• Mikkey Dee (King Diamond, Motörhead, Scorpions)
• Pete de Freitas (Echo & the Bunnymen)
• Jimmy DeGrasso (Alice Cooper, Lita Ford, Ozzy Osbourne, White Lion, Suicidal Tendencies, Y&T, Megadeth)
• Jack DeJohnette
• John Densmore (The Doors)
• Eric Delaney
• Victor DeLorenzo (Violent Femmes)
• Trav Demsey (The Living End)
• Manuel De Peppe
• Jerome Deupree (Morphine)
• Liberty DeVitto (Billy Joel)
• Werner "Zappi" Diermaier (Faust)
• Adam Deitch (Lettuce)
• Dennis Diken (The Smithereens)
• Jerome Dillon (Nine Inch Nails)
• Klaus Dinger (Kraftwerk)
• Josh Dion (Chuck Loeb)
• Steve DiStanislao (CPR, David Gilmour)
• Baby Dodds
• Brian Doherty (They Might Be Giants, John Linnell)
• Micky Dolenz (The Monkees)
• John Dolmayan (System of a Down, Scars on Broadway)
• Howard Donald (Take That)
• Virgil Donati (Planet X, Ring of Fire, Seven the Hardway, CAB, Derek Sherinian, Tony MacAlpine, Steve Vai)
• Mitch Dorge (Crash Test Dummies)
• Paul Doucette (Matchbox Twenty)
• Dave Douglas (Relient K, Agnes)
• Brian Downey (Thin Lizzy)
• Hamid Drake
• Gary Driscoll (Rainbow, Elf)
• Shawn Drover (Megadeth)
• Steven Drozd (The Flaming Lips)
• Greg Drudy (Interpol, Saetia, Hot Cross)
• Spencer Dryden (Jefferson Airplane)
• Josh Dun (Twenty One Pilots, House of Heroes)
• Aynsley Dunbar
• Sly Dunbar
• Mario Duplantier (Gojira)
• Alex Duthart
• Nick D'Virgilio (Genesis, Tears for Fears, Spock's Beard)
• Orri Páll Dýrason (Sigur Rós)

E

• Sheila E. (Prince)
• Roger Earl (Foghat)
• Brent Eccles (The Angels)
• Graeme Edge (The Moody Blues)
• Kian Egan (Westlife)
• Phil Ehart (Kansas)
• Greg Eklund (Everclear, The Oohlas)
• Blas Elias (Slaughter)
• Manny Elias (Tears for Fears)
• Bobby Elliott (The Hollies)
• Dennis Elliott (Foreigner)
• Stuart Elliott (The Alan Parsons Project, Kate Bush, Steve Harley & Cockney Rebel)
• Greg Elmore (Quicksilver Messenger Service)
• Sonny Emory
• Jim Eno (Spoon)
• Lorne Entress
• Josh Eppard (Coheed and Cambria)
• Adrian Erlandsson (At the Gates, The Haunted, Cradle of Filth, Brujeria, Paradise Lost)
• Daniel Erlandsson (Arch Enemy, Carcass)
• Greg Errico (Sly and the Family Stone)
• Peter Erskine (Weather Report)
• Lester Estelle Jr. (Stars Go Dim, Pillar)
• Guy Evans (Van der Graaf Generator)
• Mark Escueta (Rivermaya)

F

• Tony Fagenson (Eve 6, The Sugi Tap)
• Richard Falomir (The Aquabats)
• Danny Farrant (Buzzcocks)
• Jon Farriss (INXS)
• Zac Farro (Paramore)
• Ricky Fataar (The Beach Boys, The Flames)
• Tats Faustino
• Chris Fehn (Slipknot)
• John Fell (The Heroine Sheiks)
• Steve Felton (Mushroomhead)
• Fenriz (Darkthrone)
• Frank Ferrer (Guns N' Roses)
• Steve Ferrone (Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers, Average White Band)
• Billy Ficca (Television)
• Alvin Fielder
• Anton Fier (The Golden Palominos)
• Anton Fig (Frehley's Comet, Cyndi Lauper, CBS Orchestra, Joe Bonamassa)
• Monika Fikerle (Love of Diagrams)
• Ginger Fish (Marilyn Manson)
• Eddie Fisher (OneRepublic)
• Jon Fishman (Phish)
• Snowy Fleet (The Easybeats)
• Mick Fleetwood (Fleetwood Mac, John Mayall & the Bluesbreakers)
• Blake Fleming (The Mars Volta)
• Chuck Flores
• Matt Flynn (Maroon 5)
• Justin Foley (Killswitch Engage, Blood Has Been Shed)
• Steve Foley (The Replacements, Curtiss A)
• D. J. Fontana (Elvis Presley)
• Sam Fogarino (Interpol)
• Shannon Forrest
• Andrew Forsman (The Fall of Troy)
• Keith Forsey (Giorgio Moroder productions, Donna Summer, Boney M.
• Al Foster
• Jimmy Fox (James Gang)
• Lucas Fox (Motörhead)
• Christopher Franke (Tangerine Dream, Agitation Free)
• Chris Frantz (Talking Heads)
• John French
• Josh Freese (The Vandals, A Perfect Circle, Guns N' Roses, New Radicals, Nine Inch Nails, Black Light Burns, Sublime with Rome, Devo, Foo Fighters)
• Tristan Fry (Sky)
• Frost (Satyricon, 1349)
• Mike Fuentes (Pierce the Veil, Isles & Glaciers)
• Travis Fullerton
• Peter Furler (Newsboys)

G

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Dave Grohl

• Steve Gadd (Paul Simon, Eric Clapton, Steely Dan)
• Stéphane Galland (Aka Moon, Zap Mama, Octurn)
• Glen "Archie" Gamble (Helix)
• Allan Ganley
• Jeremy Gara (Arcade Fire)
• Rob Gardner (Guns N' Roses)
• Matt Garstka (Animals as Leaders)
• Bruce Gary (The Knack)
• Josh Garza (The Secret Machines)
• Jerry Gaskill (King's X)
• Jean-Paul Gaster (Clutch, The Bakerton Group)
• Bud Gaugh (Sublime, Eyes Adrift)
• Mel Gaynor (Simple Minds)
• Rafael Gayol (Leonard Cohen)
• Bjorn Gelotte (In Flames)
• Liam Genockey (Steeleye Span)
• Frank Gibson Jr.
• Peter Giger
• Michael Giles (King Crimson)
• Martin Gilks (The Wonder Stuff)
• Pete Gill (Saxon, Motörhead)
• Aaron Gillespie (Underoath, The Almost)
• Benjamin Gillies (Silverchair)
• Russell Gilbrook (Uriah Heep)
• Marco Giovino
• Danny Goffey (Supergrass)
• Alex González (Maná)
• Danny Gottlieb (Pat Metheny Group, Mahavishnu Orchestra)
• Jim Gordon (Derek and the Dominos, Traffic)
• Steve Gorman (The Black Crowes)
• Phil Gould (Level 42)
• Chad Gracey (Live, The Gracious Few)
• Bobby Graham
• Ed Graham (The Darkness)
• Sebastien Grainger (Death from Above 1979)
• Derek Grant (Alkaline Trio)
• Steve Grantley (Stiff Little Fingers)
• Milford Graves
• Rocky Gray (Evanescence, Machina)
• Jeremiah Green (Modest Mouse)
• Nate Greenslit (H.U.M.A.N.W.I.N.E.)
• Sonny Greer (Duke Ellington)
• Adrian Griffin (28 Days)
• Dale Griffin (Mott the Hoople)
• Dave Grohl (Scream, Nirvana, Foo Fighters, Queens of the Stone Age, Tenacious D, Them Crooked Vultures)
• Andy "Stoker" Growcott (Dexys Midnight Runners, General Public)
• Trilok Gurtu

H

• Tomas Haake (Meshuggah)
• Sib Hashian (Boston)
• Kai Hahto (Wintersun, Max On The Rox)
• Tony Hajjar (At the Drive-In, Sparta)
• Omar Hakim (Sting, Weather Report, Dire Straits, Madonna)
• Tubby Hall
• Chico Hamilton
• Jeff Hamilton
• Hein Frode Hansen (Theatre of Tragedy)
• Simon Hanson (Squeeze)
• Zac Hanson
• Beaver Harris
• Gavin Harrison (Porcupine Tree, King Crimson)
• Oscar Harrison (Ocean Colour Scene)
• Grant Hart (Hüsker Dü)
• Mickey Hart (Grateful Dead)
• Jason Hartless (Ted Nugent)
• John Hartman (The Doobie Brothers)
• Kevin Haskins (Bauhaus)
• Steve Hass (John Scofield, Ravi Coltrane, The Manhattan Transfer, Suzanne Vega, Cher)
• Jordan Hastings (Alexisonfire)
• John Haughm (Agalloch)
• Ian Haugland (Europe, Brazen Abbot, Clockwise, Last Autumn's Dream, Baltimoore)
• Roger Hawkins (Muscle Shoals Rhythm Section, Traffic)
• Taylor Hawkins (Alanis Morissette, Foo Fighters, Taylor Hawkins and the Coattail Riders)
• Yoshiki Hayashi (X Japan)
• Roy Haynes
• Richie Hayward (Little Feat)
• Topper Headon (The Clash)
• Albert "Tootie" Heath
• Matt Helders (Arctic Monkeys)
• Levon Helm (The Band)
• Gerry Hemingway (Anthony Braxton)
• Don Henley (The Eagles)
• Bob Henrit (The Kinks)
• Raymond Herrera (Fear Factory)
• Paul Hester (Split Enz, Crowded House)
• Steve Hewitt (Placebo)
• Billy Higgins
• Zach Hill (Hella)
• Steve Hindalong
• Rob Hirst (Midnight Oil)
• Jon Hiseman (Graham Bond Organisation, Colosseum, Tempest, Colosseum II)
• Bryan Hitt (REO Speedwagon, Wang Chung)
• Nick Hodgson (Kaiser Chiefs)
• Guy Hoffman (BoDeans, Violent Femmes)
• Scott Hoffman (38 Special, O-Town, AJ McLean)
• Gene Hoglan (Death, Strapping Young Lad, Dethklok, Testament)
• Mike Holoway
• Dave Holland (Judas Priest)
• Gary Holland (Dokken, Great White, Blue Cheer)
• Luke Holland (The Word Alive, I See Stars, Tyler Carter, Miss Fortune, The Evening)
• W. S. Holland (Tennessee Three)
• Malcolm Holmes (Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark)
• Bob Holz (Larry Coryell)
• Josh Homme (Eagles of Death Metal)
• Stix Hooper (The Jazz Crusaders)
• Reidar "Horgh" Horghagen (Immortal, Hypocrisy)
• Michael Hossack (The Doobie Brothers)
• Dominic Howard (Muse)
• Stet Howland
• Earl Hudson (Bad Brains)
• Daniel Humair
• Dann Hume (Evermore)
• Will Hunt (Dark New Day, Evanescence)
• Andy Hurley (Fall Out Boy)
• George Hurley (Minutemen, Firehose)
• Gary Husband (John McLaughlin, Level 42)
• Zakir Hussain

I

• Tris Imboden (Chicago)
• Sonny Igoe
• Inferno (Behemoth)
• It (Abruptum)
• Jack Irons (Red Hot Chili Peppers, Pearl Jam)
• Ashton Irwin (5 Seconds of Summer)
• Ipe Ivandić (Bijelo Dugme)

J

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Anders Johansson

• Al Jackson Jr. (Booker T. & The M.G.'s, Otis Redding)
• Jaimoe (The Allman Brothers Band)
• Steve Jansen (Japan)
• Bobby Jarzombek, (Spastic Ink, Sebastian Bach)
• Ken Jay (Static-X)
• Helmut Jederknüller
• Darren Jessee (Ben Folds Five)
• Akira Jimbo
• Steve Jocz (Sum 41)
• Anders Johansson (HammerFall, Full Force, Yngwie Malmsteen, Jens Johansson)
• Matt Johnson
• Ralph Johnson (Earth, Wind, & Fire)
• Ben Johnston (Biffy Clyro)
• Nick Jonas (Jonas Brothers)
• Elvin Jones (John Coltrane)
• G. B. Jones (Fifth Column)
• Jo Jones
• Kenney Jones (Small Faces, Faces, The Who)
• Mickey Jones (The First Edition, Bob Dylan, Johnny Rivers)
• Philly Joe Jones
• Benn Jordan (The Flashbulb)
• Steve Jordan (CBS Orchestra, X-pensive Winos, Eric Clapton)
• Joey Jordison (Slipknot)
• Dave Joyal (Silent Drive)
• Harry Judd (McFly)
• Jussi 69 (the 69 Eyes)

K

• Kelly Keagy (Night Ranger)
• Kami (Malice Mizer)
• Kang Min-hyuk (CNBLUE)
• Karsh Kale
• Mika "Gas Lipstick" Karppinen (HIM)
• Manu Katché
• Chris Kavanagh (Sigue Sigue Sputnik, Big Audio Dynamite II)
• Senri Kawaguchi
• John Keeble (Spandau Ballet)
• Jimmy Keegan (Santana, Kenny Loggins, Spock's Beard)
• Patrick Keeler (The Raconteurs, The Greenhornes)
• Mamady Keïta
• Nate Kelley
• Mike Kellie (Spooky Tooth, The Only Ones)
• Johnny Kelly (Type O Negative)
• Jim Keltner (Ry Cooder, George Harrison, Traveling Wilburys)
• Dave Kerman (5uu's, Present)
• Stuart Kershaw (Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark)
• Lee Kerslake (Uriah Heep, Ozzy Osbourne)
• Ontronik Khachaturian (System of a Down)
• Witold Kiełtyka (Decapitated)
• John Kiffmeyer (Green Day)
• Billy Kilson
• Jim Kimball (The Jesus Lizard, Firewater)
• David King (The Bad Plus)
• Sean Kinney (Alice in Chains)
• Tony Kinsey (Johnny Dankworth)
• Pete Kircher (Status Quo)
• Basil Kirchin
• Simon Kirke (Free, Bad Company)
• Ted Kirkpatrick (Tourniquet)
• Timothy Kirkpatrick (As Friends Rust, Moments in Grace)
• Frank Klepacki
• Johnny Klein
• George Kollias (Nile)
• Famoudou Konaté
• James Kottak (Kingdom Come, Scorpions)
• Joey Kramer (Aerosmith)
• Bill Kreutzmann (Grateful Dead)
• Gene Krupa
• Dave Krusen (Pearl Jam)
• Russ Kunkel (Jackson Browne, Carly Simon, James Taylor, David Crosby, Graham Nash)
• Sami Kuoppamäki (Kingston Wall, Apocalyptica)
• Uli Kusch (Masterplan, Ride the Sky, Beautiful Sin, Symfonia, Helloween, Gamma Ray, Holy Moses, Mekong Delta, Roland Grapow, Sinner)

L

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Dave Lombardo

• Abe Laboriel Jr. (Paul McCartney)
• Papa Jack Laine
• Corky Laing (Mountain, West, Bruce and Laing)
• Jay Lane (Ratdog)
• Thomas Lang
• Shannon Larkin (Godsmack, Ugly Kid Joe, Wrathchild America)
• Joel Larson (The Grass Roots, The Merry-Go-Round, The Turtles, Gene Clark, Lee Michaels)
• Jon Larsen (Volbeat)
• Fredrik Larzon (Millencolin)
• Gilson Lavis (Squeeze)
• Bill LaVorgna
• Chris Layton (Double Trouble)
• Athena Lee (KrunK)
• Jon Lee (Feeder)
• Michael Lee (Little Angels, Page and Plant, The Cult)
• Tommy Lee (Rock Star Supernova, Mötley Crüe, Methods of Mayhem)
• Lucky Lehrer (Circle Jerks)
• Paul Leim
• Bob Leith (Cardiacs, Alternative TV, Blurt)
• Larry Lelli
• JB Leonor (The Dawn)
• Matt Letley (Status Quo, Kim Wilde)
• Shannon Leto (Thirty Seconds to Mars)
• Stan Levey
• Gary Lewis (Gary Lewis & the Playboys)
• Mel Lewis
• Jaki Liebezeit (Can)
• Carlo Little (The Rolling Stones, Cyril Davies, Screaming Lord Sutch)
• Pierre van der Linden (Focus, Brainbox)
• Daniel Löble (Helloween)
• Pete Lockett
• Torstein Lofthus (Shining, Torun Eriksen, Maria Mena)
• Dave Lombardo (Slayer)
• Larrie Londin (Journey, Steve Perry)
• Derek Longmuir (Bay City Rollers)
• Martin Lopez (Soen, Opeth, Amon Amarth)
• Vini Lopez (E Street Band)
• Bill Lordan (Sly & the Family Stone, Robin Trower)
• David Lovering (Pixies)
• Bernard Lubat (Stan Getz, Claude Nougaro...)
• Ray Luzier (Korn, David Lee Roth, Army of Anyone, KXM)
• Shannon Lucas (All That Remains, The Black Dahlia Murder)
• Stan Lynch (Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers)
• Ged Lynch (Peter Gabriel)

M

• John Macaluso (Starbreaker, Ark, Yngwie Malmsteen, TNT, Vitalij Kuprij, Alex Masi, Riot, Powermad, Jørn Lande, Marco Sfogli)
• Peter Magadini
• Mark Maher (Spiderbait)
• Chris Maitland (Porcupine Tree, Kino)
• Mike Malinin (Goo Goo Dolls)
• Samantha Maloney (Hole, Mötley Crüe, Eagles of Death Metal, Peaches)
• Mike Mangini (Dream Theater, Steve Vai, Annihilator, Extreme, MullMuzzler, James LaBrie, Tribe of Judah)
• Shelly Manne
• Bryan Mantia (Primus, Guns N' Roses)
• Larance Marable
• Raymund Marasigan (Eraserheads, Cambio)
• Jess Margera (CKY)
• Cory Marks
• Jerry Marotta (Peter Gabriel)
• Rick Marotta
• John Marshall
• Billy Martin (Medeski Martin & Wood)
• Chris Mars (The Replacements)
• Barrett Martin (Screaming Trees, Mad Season)
• Andrew Martinez (Nekromantix)
• J Mascis
• Harvey Mason (Herbie Hancock, Fourplay)
• Nick Mason (Pink Floyd)
• Pat Mastelotto (Mr. Mister, King Crimson)
• Ian Matthews (Kasabian)
• Dave Mattacks
• Jojo Mayer
• John Mayhew (Genesis)
• Roy Mayorga (Soulfly, Amen, Ozzy Osbourne, Stone Sour)
• Paul Mazurkiewicz (Cannibal Corpse)
• Nicko McBrain (Iron Maiden)
• Louis A. McCall Sr. (Con Funk Shun)
• Tony McCarroll (Oasis)
• Paul McCartney (The Beatles, Wings)
• Dave McClain (Machine Head)
• Andrew McCulloch (King Crimson, Fields, Greenslade)
• Linda McDonald (The Iron Maidens, Phantom Blue)
• Matthew McDonough (Mudvayne)
• Robbie McIntosh (The Average White Band)
• Jason McGerr (Death Cab For Cutie, Eureka Farm)
• Christopher McGuire
• Mac McNeilly (The Jesus Lizard, Come)
• Ed McTaggart
• Tony Meehan (The Shadows)
• Dave Mello (Operation Ivy)
• Nick Menza (Megadeth)
• Jerry Mercer (April Wine, Mashmakhan, The Wackers)
• Miroslav Milatović (Riblja Čorba, Warriors)
• Buddy Miles (Band of Gypsys)
• Butch Miles (Count Basie)
• David Milhous (Lippy's Garden)
• Russ Miller (studio drummer)
• Marco Minnemann
• Mitch Mitchell (The Jimi Hendrix Experience)
• Zigaboo Modeliste (The Meters)
• Pierre Moerlen
• Ralph Molina (Crazy Horse)
• Keith Moon (The Who)
• Gil Moore (Triumph)
• Sean Moore (Manic Street Preachers)
• Stanton Moore (Galactic)
• Airto Moreira (Hermeto Pascoal)
• Joe Morello (Dave Brubeck Quartet)
• Dindin Moreno (Parokya ni Edgar)
• Fabrizio Moretti (The Strokes)
• Charlie Morgan
• Rod Morgenstein (Winger, Dixie Dregs)
• Oscar Moro (Los Gatos, La Máquina de Hacer Pájaros, Serú Girán, Riff)
• Lee Morris (Paradise Lost, Magnum)
• Kenny Morris (Siouxsie and the Banshees)
• Stephen Morris (Joy Division, New Order)
• Lindy Morrison (The Go-Betweens)
• Ian Mosley (Marillion)
• Jon Moss (Culture Club)
• Paul Motian
• Idris Muhammad
• Larry Mullen Jr. (U2)
• Luke Munns (Hillsong United, Brooke Fraser)
• Billy Murcia (New York Dolls)
• Sunny Murray
• Alan Myers (Devo)

N

• Paul "P.H." Naffah (The Refreshments, Roger Clyne and The Peacemakers)
• David Narcizo (Throwing Muses)
• Jeff Nelson (Minor Threat)
• Sandy Nelson
• Jukka Nevalainen (Nightwish, Sethian)
• Andy Newmark (Sly & the Family Stone, Roxy Music, ABC, Eric Clapton)
• Anika Nilles (independent)
• Jerry Nolan (New York Dolls, The Heartbreakers)
• Paul Noonan (Bell X1)
• Butch Norton (Eels)
• Adam Nussbaum

O

• Ole "Bone W. Machine" Öhman (Dissection, Ophthalamia, Deathstars)
• Babatunde Olatunji
• Mattias Olsson (Änglagård)
• Nigel Olsson (Elton John, Uriah Heep, Plastic Penny)
• Joey Osbourne (Acid King)
• John Otto (Limp Bizkit)
• Ken Owen (Carcass)

P

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Mike Portnoy

• Ian Paice (Deep Purple, Whitesnake)
• Tony Palermo (Ten Foot Pole, Unwritten Law, Pulley, Papa Roach)
• Carl Palmer (Emerson, Lake & Palmer, Asia)
• Earl Palmer
• Panda Bear (Animal Collective)
• John Panozzo (Styx)
• Pete Parada (The Offspring, Saves the Day, Jackson United, Face to Face)
• Andrew Paresi (Morrissey, Buck's Fizz)
• Andy Parker (UFO)
• Melvin Parker (Beach Boys)
• Deantoni Parks
• John Paris (Earth, Wind & Fire)
• Jack Parnell
• Juanita Parra (Los Jaivas)
• Gene Parsons (Nashville West, The Byrds, The Flying Burrito Brothers)
• Longineu W. Parsons III (Yellowcard)
• Ted Parsons (Prong, Godflesh, Jesu)
• Sonny Payne (Count Basie)
• Neil Peart (Rush)
• D. H. Peligro (Dead Kennedys)
• Chris Pennie (Dillinger Escape Plan, Coheed and Cambria)
• Stephen Perkins (Jane's Addiction, The Panic Channel)
• A. J. Pero (Twisted Sister)
• Doane Perry (Jethro Tull)
• Dan Peters (Mudhoney, Nirvana, Bundle of Hiss, Screaming Trees)
• Debbi Peterson (The Bangles)
• Darrin Pfeiffer (Goldfinger)
• Slim Jim Phantom (The Stray Cats)
• Scott Phillips (Creed, Alter Bridge)
• Simon Phillips (Toto, Judas Priest, Hiromi Uehara, Jeff Beck, Mick Jagger, The Michael Schenker Group, Protocol, The Who)
• Jason Pierce (Our Lady Peace, Paramore, Justin Bieber)
• Mark Pickerel (Screaming Trees, Truly)
• Florian Pilkington-Miksa (Curved Air)
• Dan Pinto
• Demetra Plakas (L7)
• Jeff Plate (Savatage, Trans-Siberian Orchestra, Metal Church)
• Eric Platz
• Daniel Platzman (Imagine Dragons)
• Derrick Plourde (Lagwagon, The Ataris, Rich Kids on LSD, Bad Astronaut)
• Mick Pointer (Marillion, Arena)
• Gerry Polci (Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons)
• Mike Portnoy (Dream Theater, Liquid Tension Experiment, Transatlantic, Avenged Sevenfold, Adrenaline Mob, The Winery Dogs, Shattered Fortress, Sons Of Apollo)
• Cozy Powell (Rainbow, Emerson, Lake and Powell, Jeff Beck Group, Whitesnake, Black Sabbath, The Brian May Band)
• Gary Powell (The Libertines, Dirty Pretty Things)
• Tim Powles (The Church)
• Jeff Porcaro (Toto)
• Steve Prestwich (Cold Chisel)
• Thomas Pridgen (The Memorials, The Mars Volta, Juliette Lewis)
• Prince
• Viv Prince (Pretty Things)
• Zbigniew Robert Promiński (Behemoth, Witchmaster, Azarath, Artrosis)
• Bernard "Pretty" Purdie
• Maurice Purtill (Glenn Miller Orchestra)
• Artimus Pyle (Lynyrd Skynyrd)

Q

• Joel Quartermain (Eskimo Joe)
• Questlove (The Roots)
• Marc Quiñones (Allman Brothers Band)

R

• Krzysztof Raczkowski (Vader)
• Jaska Raatikainen (Children of Bodom)
• Alla Rakha
• Tommy Ramone (Ramones)
• Vesa Ranta (Sentenced)
• Herman Rarebell (Scorpions)
• Dave Raun (Lagwagon, Me First and the Gimme Gimmes)
• Razzle (Hanoi Rocks)
• Scott Raynor (Blink-182)
• Brett Reed (Rancid)
• Scott Reeder (Fu Manchu)
• Jurgen Reil (Kreator)
• Jim Reilly (Stiff Little Fingers)
• Sean Reinert (Cynic, Æon Spoke, Gordian Knot, Death, Aghora)
• Jonas Renkse (October Tide)
• Tony Reno (Europe)
• Walfredo Reyes Jr. (Chicago)
• Buddy Rich
• Jeff Rich (Status Quo)
• Bob Richards (Man, Asia, Adrian Smith Band)
• Tony Richards (W.A.S.P.)
• Blake Richardson (Between the Buried and Me, Glass Casket)
• Bill Rieflin (Ministry, R.E.M.)
• Karriem Riggins (Diana Krall, Mulgrew Miller, Ray Brown)
• Herlin Riley
• John B. Riley
• Steve Riley (W.A.S.P., L.A. Guns)
• Bobby "Z" Rivkin (The Revolution)
• Robo (Black Flag, The Misfits)
• Max Roach
• Brad Roberts (Jizmak Da Gusha, Gwar)
• David Robinson (The Modern Lovers, The Cars)
• John "JR" Robinson
• Scott Rockenfield (Queensrÿche)
• Rikki Rockett (Poison)
• Derek Roddy (Hate Eternal, Nile, Malevolent Creation)
• Morgan Rose (Sevendust)
• Hamish Rosser (The Vines)
• Dave Rowntree (Blur, The Ailerons)
• Tony Royster Jr. (Imajin)
• Eddie Rubin (Neil Diamond, Billie Holiday, Johnny Rivers)
• Ilan Rubin (Lostprophets, Denver Harbor)
• Steve Rucker (Bee Gees)
• Phil Rudd (AC/DC)
• Jason Rullo (Symphony X)
• Todd Rundgren
• Michael Rushton (Steamhammer)
• Joe Russo (Benevento/Russo Duo)
• John Rutsey (Rush)

S

• Siddharth Nagarajan
• Sakura (L'Arc-en-Ciel, Zigzo, Sons of All Pussys)
• Peter Salisbury (The Verve)
• Samoth (Thou Shalt Suffer)
• Doug Sampson (Iron Maiden)
• Gar Samuelson (Megadeth)
• Bobby Sanabria
• Antonio Sanchez (Pat Metheny Group)
• Neil Sanderson (Three Days Grace)
• Erik Sandin (NOFX)
• Pete Sandoval (Morbid Angel)
• Rat Scabies (The Damned)
• Bobby Schayer (Bad Religion)
• Kate Schellenbach (Beastie Boys, Luscious Jackson)
• Christoph Schneider (Rammstein)
• Gina Schock (The Go-Go's)
• Allan Schwartzberg (Mountain, The Group with No Name)
• Jon "Bermuda" Schwartz ("Weird Al" Yankovic)
• Jason Schwartzman (Phantom Planet)
• Stefan Schwarzmann (Accept, U.D.O., Running Wild, X-Wild, Krokus, Helloween)
• Ingo Schwichtenberg (Helloween)
• Andrew Scott (Sloan)
• Bon Scott (The Spektors)
• Kliph Scurlock (The Flaming Lips)
• Ryan Seaman (Falling In Reverse, The Bigger Lights, I Am Ghost)
• Phil Seamen (Jack Parnell, Joe Harriott, Ronnie Scott, Tubby Hayes, Big Bill Broonzy)
• Philip Selway (Radiohead)
• Danny Seraphine (Chicago)
• Gabe Serbian (The Locust)
• Shagrath (Dimmu Borgir)
• Patty Schemel (Hole, Juliette Lewis)
• Chris Sharrock (The La's, Oasis)
• Snowy Shaw (King Diamond, Memento Mori, Mercyful Fate, Dream Evil, Kee Marcello's K2, Ralf Scheepers, Nightrage, Sabaton)
• Ed Shaughnessy (Doc Severinsen, The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson)
• Steve Shelley (Sonic Youth)
• Seb Shelton (Dexys Midnight Runners)
• Jerry Shirley (Humble Pie, Fastway)
• Michael Shrieve (Santana)
• Rick Shutter
• Bob Siebenberg (Supertramp)
• David Silveria (KoRn)
• John Silver (Genesis)
• Eric Singer (Kiss, Alice Cooper, Black Sabbath, Brian May)
• Jeff Singer (Paradise Lost)
• Zutty Singleton
• Joe Sirois (The Mighty Mighty Bosstones, Street Dogs)
• Drums Sivamani
• Martin "Marthus" Škaroupka (Cradle of Filth)
• Chris Slade (AC/DC, The Firm, Manfred Mann's Earth Band, Asia, Uriah Heep)
• Marc Slutsky (Splender, Peter Murphy, Bauhaus)
• Chad Smith (Red Hot Chili Peppers, Glenn Hughes, Chikenfoot, Joe Satriani)
• Marvin Smith (The Tonight Show with Jay Leno)
• Marvin "Bugalu" Smith (The Sun Ra Arkestra)
• Mike Smith (Suffocation)
• Mike “Smitty” Smith (Paul Revere & the Raiders)
• Nate Smith (Vulfpeck)
• Neal Smith (Alice Cooper)
• Steve Smith (Journey, Vital Information)
• Spencer Smith (Panic! at the Disco)
• Travis Smith (Trivium)
• Ty Smith (Bullets and Octane, Guttermouth)
• Willie "Big Eyes" Smith (Muddy Waters)
• Aaron Solowoniuk (Billy Talent)
• Yoyoka Soma (Kaneaiyoyoka)
• Matt Sorum (The Cult, Guns N' Roses, Velvet Revolver)
• Jerry Speiser (Men at Work, Frost)
• Henry Spinetti (Eric Clapton, Pete Townshend, Paul McCartney)
• Squarepusher
• John Stanier (Helmet, Battles, Tomahawk)
• Zak Starkey (The Who, Oasis)
• Jabo Starks (James Brown)
• Ringo Starr (The Beatles)
• Thomen Stauch (Blind Guardian, Savage Circus)
• John Steel (The Animals)
• Shaun Steels (Anathema)
• Branden Steineckert (The Used, Rancid)
• Jody Stephens (Big Star)
• Ronnie Stephenson
• Bill Stevenson (Descendents, Black Flag)
• Bill Stewart
• Tommy Stewart (Godsmack, Lo-Pro)
• Tyler Stewart (Barenaked Ladies)
• Harry Stinson (Marty Stuart)
• Andy Strachan (Living End)
• Jesper Strömblad (In Flames)
• Claudio Strunz (Hermética)
• Clyde Stubblefield (James Brown)
• Andy Sturmer (Jellyfish, Beatnik Beatch)
• Richard Stuverud (Fastbacks, War Babies, Three Fish, RNDM)
• Todd Sucherman (Styx)
• James Owen Sullivan (A.K.A. "The Rev") (Avenged Sevenfold, Pinkly Smooth)
• Dave Suzuki (Vital Remains)
• Daniel Svensson (In Flames)
• Dan Swanö (Bloodbath, Edge of Sanity, Nightingale, Ribspreader, Sörskogen)
• Robert Sweet (Stryper)
• Chad Szeliga (Breaking Benjamin, Black Label Society, Black Star Riders)

T

• Peter Tagg (Cardiacs, The Trudy)
• Jeremy Taggart (Our Lady Peace)
• Kevin Talley (Chimaira, Daath, Misery Index)
• Christian Tanna (I Mother Earth)
• Michael Tapper (We Are Scientists)
• Grady Tate
• Yoshida Tatsuya (Ruins)
• Dallas Taylor (Crosby, Stills and Nash, Manassas, Van Morrison)
• Mel Taylor (The Ventures)
• Phil Taylor (Motörhead)
• Roger Taylor (Duran Duran)
• Roger Taylor (Smile, Queen, Queen + Paul Rodgers)
• Dolphin Taylor (Stiff Little Fingers, Tom Robinson Band)
• Joel Taylor
• Ted (Dead Kennedys)
• John Tempesta (Testament, White Zombie, Helmet)
• Mike Terrana (Masterplan)
• Jon Theodore (The Mars Volta, Queens of the Stone Age)
• Alex Thomas
• Pete Thomas (The Attractions)
• Chester Thompson (Frank Zappa, Weather Report, Genesis, Phil Collins)
• Paul Thompson (Roxy Music)
• Paul Thomson (Franz Ferdinand)
• Tony Thompson (Chic)
• Thunderstick (Paul Samson)
• Tjodalv (Old Man's Child, Dimmu Borgir, Susperia, Gromth)
• Brian Tichy (Billy Idol)
• Srđan Todorović (Ekatarina Velika)
• Lol Tolhurst (The Cure)
• Tico Torres (Bon Jovi)
• Trym Torson (Emperor)
• Stuart Tosh (Pilot, The Alan Parsons Project)
• Rob Townsend (Family)
• Rachel Trachtenburg (Trachtenburg Family Slideshow Players)
• Todd Trainer (Shellac)
• Gene Trautmann (Eagles of Death Metal, Queens of the Stone Age, The Miracle Workers)
• Scott Travis (Judas Priest, Racer X)
• Art Tripp (The Mothers of Invention, Frank Zappa, Captain Beefheart)
• Butch Trucks (The Allman Brothers Band)
• Moe Tucker (The Velvet Underground)
• Mick Tucker (The Sweet)
• Nick Turner
• George Tutuska (Goo Goo Dolls, Jackdaw)
• Twink (The Pretty Things, Pink Fairies)

U

• Lars Ulrich (Metallica, Merciful Fate)
• David Uosikkinen (The Hooters)

V

• Tobi Vail (Bikini Kill)
• Ville Valo
• Christian Vander (Magma)
• Alex Van Halen (Van Halen)
• Peter Van Hooke (Mike + The Mechanics)
• Ronnie Vannucci Jr. (The Killers)
• David Van Tieghem
• Dirk Verbeuren (Soilwork, Scarve, Megadeth)
• Butch Vig (Garbage)
• Brian Viglione (The Dresden Dolls)
• Nick Vincent
• Ivan Voshchyna (Pikkardiyska Tertsia)
• Chris Vrenna (Nine Inch Nails, Tweaker)

W

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Max Weinberg

• Brooks Wackerman (Avenged Sevenfold, Suicidal Tendencies, Bad Religion)
• Chad Wackerman
• Narada Michael Walden (Jeff Beck, Journey)
• Jimmy Walker
• Matt Walker (Filter, The Smashing Pumpkins)
• Gary Wallis (Pink Floyd)
• Ed Warby (Gorefest)
• Andy Ward (Camel)
• Bill Ward (Black Sabbath)
• John Ware (Emmylou Harris)
• Joey Waronker (Beck, The Smashing Pumpkins, Elliott Smith, R.E.M.)
• Rey Washam (Scratch Acid, Rapeman, Ministry)
• Kenny Washington
• Charlie Watts (The Rolling Stones)
• Jeff "Tain" Watts
• John Weathers (Gentle Giant)
• Leroy Wallace (Inner Circle, Gregory Isaacs)
• Louie Weaver (Petra)
• Chick Webb
• Dave Weckl
• Jay Weinberg (Slipknot)
• Max Weinberg (E Street Band, The Max Weinberg 7, Bruce Springsteen)
• Janet Weiss (Sleater-Kinney, Quasi)
• Ron Welty (The Offspring, Steady Ground)
• Mike Wengren (Disturbed)
• Paul Wertico (Pat Metheny)
• Sandy West (The Runaways)
• Alan White (Oasis)
• Alan White (Plastic Ono Band, Yes)
• Andy White
• Fred White (Earth, Wind, & Fire)
• Jack White
• Jim White (Dirty Three)
• Lenny White
• Maurice White (Ramsey Lewis, Earth, Wind, & Fire)
• Meg White (The White Stripes)
• Steve White (Paul Weller)
• Alan Wilder (Depeche Mode)
• Peter Wildoer (Darkane, Old Man's Child, James LaBrie, Arch Enemy, Armageddon, Time Requiem, Pestilence)
• Brad Wilk (Rage Against the Machine, Audioslave)
• Adam "Atom" Willard (The Offspring, Angels & Airwaves, The Special Goodness)
• Boris Williams (The Cure)
• Hank Williams III
• Johnny Williams (Raymond Scott)
• Pharrell Williams (The Neptunes, N*E*R*D)
• Steve Williams
• Terry Williams (Love Sculpture, Man, Rockpile, Neverland Express, Dire Straits)
• Tony Williams
• Van Williams (Nevermore)
• B. J. Wilson (Procol Harum)
• Dennis Wilson (The Beach Boys)
• Patrick "Pat" Wilson (Weezer)
• Ron Wilson (Surfaris)
• Shadow Wilson
• Pick Withers (Dire Straits)
• Alex Wolff (Nat and Alex Wolff)
• Stevie Wonder
• Dan Woodgate (Madness, Voice of the Beehive)
• Mick Woodmansey (David Bowie's Spiders from Mars)
• Sam Woodyard (Duke Ellington)
• Alan Wren (The Stone Roses)
• Simon Wright (AC/DC, Dio)
• Jon Wurster
• Robert Wyatt (Soft Machine, Matching Mole, Kevin Ayers, Henry Cow, Brian Eno, David Gilmour)
• Thomas Wydler (Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds, Die Haut)
• Howard Wyeth

Y

• Shinya Yamada (Luna Sea)
• Tim Yeung (Divine Heresy, Hate Eternal, Vital Remains)
• Yip Sai Wing (Beyond)
• Melissa York (Team Dresch, The Butchies)
• Pete York (The Spencer Davis Group, Jon Lord)
• Adrian Young (No Doubt)
• Brian Young (Fountains of Wayne, The Jesus and Mary Chain)
• Yukihiro (L'Arc-en-Ciel)

Z

• Nir Zidkyahu (Genesis, Ray Wilson)
• Dan Zimmermann (Gamma Ray)
• Jay Ziskrout (Bad Religion)
• Zoro (Lenny Kravitz)
• Cesar Zuiderwijk (Golden Earring)

See also

• List of electronic drum performers
• List of female drummers
• List of heavy metal drummers
• List of jazz drummers
• List of percussionists