The Greatest Drummers of All Time

Billy Cobham (Miles Davis)

First seen on Miles Davis’ Bitches Brew, Cobham has been a consistently mentioned figure in practically all modern music since. Cobham is cited as an inspiration for King Crimsons In the Hall of the Crimson King, and even Phil Collins himself said that Billy Cobham played some of the finest drummings he had heard on a record, ever.

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The More You Know

  • All members of Nirvana were kicked out from their own release party for starting a food fight.
  • Dave Grohl was so intimidated by Kurt Cobain that he hid a lot of the music he made while on tour with Nirvana. After Cobain's death, the tucked away music would become Foo Fighters' first album.
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  • None of the Beatles could read or write sheet music.
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