Nobody holds a rock back together quite like drummers do. Through the years, we’ve really been treated to some next-level classic rock drummers. And many of them passed on far too soon. Let’s take a ...

I don’t know what it is about drummers, but when you form a band, be prepared to cycle through several beat makers. The Spinal Tap cliché of ever-changing drummers was written into the film for a ...

Writing an article here often triggers thoughts about a follow-up or related subject. One classic rock topic can easily lead to another. In a recent article I reflected on drummers usually being the ...

The saga of The Who firing, rehiring, and then re-firing Zak Starkey has taken another turn. Starkey, the 59-year-old son of Ringo Starr, had played drums with the classic rock icons for three decades ...

Former Squeeze drummer Gilson Lavis, who played with the English rock band during the height of its fame in the late 1970s, has died. He was 74. Lavis’ death was announced by his former bandmate, ...

The longtime drummer of a classic rock band has died. He was 74 years old. UltimateClassicRock.com reports that Gilson Lavis — who served as the classic-era drummer for London, England-based Squeeze — ...

The saga between drummer Zak Starkey and The Who has ended (for now) with a second dismissal. On April 17, the classic English rock band parted ways with Starkey, 59, after there was reported tension ...

While drummers are often the beating heart of a band, there’s an old adage that when things don’t go right, the band blames whoever’s behind the kit holding the sticks. Drummer Zak Starkey, the son of ...

The saga of The Who firing, rehiring, and then re-firing Zak Starkey has taken another turn. Now, Starkey says he wasn't fired. The band "retired" him. On May 26, the drummer posted a message to ...