What comes to mind when you hear or read about rock and roll? It’d probably be an image of a band in leather pants, tousled hair, and one or more of the band members clutching a guitar. You might also ...

Ringo Starr had a bit of a rocky start with The Beatles. Producer George Martin replaced him when the band recorded the single “Love Me Do.” and Ringo got replaced again when he struggled to play the ...

The drummer is the heartbeat of songs, no pun intended. The driving sound turns up the motor on so many pieces of music and you need to have the writer person in the right place on the right song.

Few genres of music nail the drum solo quite like classic rock. Plenty of modern-day rock bands have put out a killer drum track or two, but you just can’t beat the old-school drum solos that would ...

These aren't your granddad's twenty minute classic rock solos, but something a bit different. This Dutch musician is one of the best drummers alive, and his solo performances are legendary. I don't ...

Drummer Dave Lombardo has announced his first-ever solo album and released a song from it — an instrumental percussion voyage called "Journey of the Host." Rites of Percussion, the album, emerges this ...

One of Paul McCartney’s solo songs was the result of a “happy accident.” He compared the tune to The Beatles’ “I’m Only Sleeping” from the album Revolver. Paul’s solo song appeared on an album that ...

I’m sorry, but there’s no other way to put this — Gojira‘s drummer Mario Duplantier is among the best drummers out there period. Not just in metal, not just in rock and roll. Nah, this Frenchman is ...

The drummer helped pioneer bebop in the 1940s and delivered a message of resistance and liberation from the 1960s on. Listen to 13 selections from musicians, writers and critics. By Marcus J. Moore ...

Rocking an electric guitar in the middle of the IHG stage, Briston Maroney poised comfort and charm to his audience during his Saturday afternoon set. The set saw a sizable crowd who nodded along to ...