The Greatest Drummers of All Time

George Hurley (Minutemen)

Another So-Cal punk band to hit the scene, with their jerky-foklsy-Beatlesy-punky-violent sound (yeah its a mouthful, just listen to Double Nickels on the Dime and you’ll understand), George Hurley contributed jazz influenced stripped down drumming. Somehow he sounds clean and chaotic at the same time, he really is one of the drummers who’s style makes no sense on paper but does well in application. He plays differently from the standard punk drummer, yet his style has been emulated and celebrated over the years.

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The More You Know

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  • Layne Staley asked Jerry Cantrell to play in a funk band and agreed to sing in Cantrell’s band in exchange. The funk band didn’t last but Cantrell’s band became Alice in Chains.
  • None of the Beatles could read or write sheet music.
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