The Most Influential Drummers of All Time

Jerome “Bigfoot” Brailey

Drummer of the legendary alien funk group, Parliament-Funkadelic, Brailey led the group through outer-space and back. Listen to any P-Funk album and try not to dance to the percussion section, it’s impossible.

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The More You Know

  • Before they became (arguably) the biggest pop act of all time, The Beatles had a hard time convincing record labels to sign them. In 1962, they were rejected by Decca Records, whose boss said “guitar groups are on the way out.”
  • Creedence Clearwater Revival has the most No. 2 Billboard hits—without ever hitting No. 1.
  • Chuck Berry, the Godfather of Rock ‘n’ Roll, originally only performed music to buy photography equipment to support his aspirations of becoming a professional photographer.
  • According to the Guinness Book World Records, Queen has the longest- running fan club of all time.
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