The 15 best rock drummers of all time – as voted for by you!

The drum is a member of the percussion group of musical instruments. Drums consist of at least one membrane, called a drumhead or drum skin, that is stretched over a shell and struck, either directly with the player’s hands, or with a percussion mallet, to produce sound.

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• Neil Peart.
• John Bonham.
• Roger Taylor.
• Danny Carey.
• Keith Moon.
• Ian Paice.
• Dave Grohl.
• Ginger Baker.

1. Ian Paice. The Nottingham born hero began his career playing the drums for his Dad’s dance band.
2. John Bonham. If you didn’t know he was the drummer in the band Led Zeppelin then you must have been living under a rock.
3. Neil Peart.
4. Mitch Mitchell.
5. Dave Grohl.
6. Ginger Baker.
7. Keith Moon.
8. Moe Tucker.

Here are our Top 25 best female drummers of all time.

• 14: Honey Lantree (The Honeycombs)
• 13: Gina Schock (The Go-Go’s)
• 12: Janet Weiss (Sleater-Kinney)
• 10: Jody Linscott.
• 8: Sue Hadjopoulos (Joe Jackson, Cyndi Lauper, Simple Minds)
• 6: Terri Lyne Carrington.
• 4: Nikki Glaspie (Nth Power)
• 1: Cindy Blackman.

1. Bruce Springsteen. Bruce is the link between folk, ’60s R&B, punk, and of course, rock and roll.
2. Freddie Mercury. Did rock and roll ever have a better showman than Freddie Mercury?
3. Jimi Hendrix.
4. Elvis Presley.
5. Janis Joplin.
6. Paul McCartney.
7. Mick Jagger.
8. Chuck Berry.

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