Micky Waller (the Jeff Beck Group)
The jazz-trained legend of the London blues-rock scene was known for his ability to really crush his drums. Described as the “missing link between blues and heavy metal,” Waller had an incredible ability to play powerfully and simply, so powerfully that his playing didn’t sound simple. Waller also recorded on some of Rod Stewart’s original solo albums, notoriously forgetting his cymbals on his way to the session to record “Maggie May,” he played the song with no cymbals and overdubbed them later, he played so hard that the overdubbed cymbals sounded like they were coming from another drummer.
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