The Most Influential Drummers of All Time

The Contradictory Genius

As much as he hates to admit it, Baker was one of the original metal-style drummers. He incorporated numerous techniques that are popular in the metal-drumming world and applied them to jazz and rock fusion songs in a way that never quite fit, but was incredibly impressive on its own. He, unfortunately, passed away recently. 

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The More You Know

  • Courtney Love was briefly the singer for Faith No More in the early 1980’s.
  • Childish Gambino got his rap name from a Wu-Tang Clan name generator.
  • Elvis Presley exchanged his truck for $1 to a man he generously gave a ride to; a truck for a buck.
  • 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.”
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