Author John Lingan, with a body of work that includes the book A Song for Everyone: The Story of Creedence Clearwater Revival, has taken it upon himself to detail the long history of rock ‘n’ roll via ...

No matter how many times people like to joke and poke fun at drummers, percussion is hands-down one of the most important parts of music, and the drummers are the ones that have got your back (and ...

Music writer Lingan (Homeplace) celebrates the unsung musicians “who often go uncredited, who sit all night between the amps,” with this animated tribute to 15 of rock’s most influential drummers.

I don’t know what it is about drummers, but when you form a band, be prepared to cycle through several beat makers. The Spinal Tap cliché of ever-changing drummers was written into the film for a ...

Of the top English drummers in classic rock, the most underrated arguably is Jethro Tull’s Clive Bunker. A self-taught musician, the humble sticks man is the last of the greats still alive. Clive ...

This year has been strange for rock music. Specifically, for rock drummers. Several of the biggest bands in the world are parting ways with their drummers one way or another, and for the most part, ...

Few genres of music nail the drum solo quite like classic rock. Plenty of modern-day rock bands have put out a killer drum track or two, but you just can’t beat the old-school drum solos that would ...

The Billboard charts have not been too kind of rock 'n' roll music in 2025. But this week's No. 1 album reminds us that rock isn't dead. NPR's Stephen Thompson has the story. STEPHEN THOMPSON, BYLINE: ...