Drummers only. Post a video of a drummer. For your listening pleasure I present the great

[ohiosmith]

Gene Krupa:

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[Ptah]

1. Next up on the bill for our listening pleasure here is

Joe Morello

[ohiosmith]

2. Awesome video Ptah. Is that Hef in the background?

[Ptah]

3. Could be.

You beat me to Gene Krupa.
Sorry, Joe Morello, you're second chair.

[Scuba]

4. All good suggestions. Here's another...

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[ohiosmith]

6. Thanks Scuba. Perhaps the greatest rock/jazz drummer to yet live.

[Joe Shlabotnik]

5. I always get a laugh out of this gem

Buddy Rich and Jerry Lewis

[ohiosmith]

7. Great video Joe. Thanks!

[Ohio Joe]

19. Buddy has had much better drum battles

Like this one vs Animal

[Joe Shlabotnik]

23. lol, forgot about that one! n/t

[rrneck]

27. Thanks a lot.

I jut broke a chair.

[Ptah]

8. 50 Cent

Black Lodge Singers - Ask Your Mom For Fifty Cents

[ohiosmith]

10. Man that is cool.

[AsahinaKimi]

9. D'erlanger - Drum Solo - La Vie en Rose concert

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[ohiosmith]

14. Brilliant! Thank you AK.

[HopeHoops]

11. FREEBIRD! - seriously - High school steel drum band does Freebird...

Other than the upright base, I think every instrument is percussion (mostly steel drums). The solo at 3:15 is mind numbingly perfect.

Enjoy! (and pass it on)

[ohiosmith]

15. Damn! Gave me chills. Thanks HH.

[RebelOne]

21. Amazing. Those kids are great.

The kid that does the drum solo should be on America's Got Talent.

[OriginalGeek]

31. Wow winner!

I feel stupid with the lame-ass shit I had in mind now. Not even gonna try. Bravo to those kids!

[HopeHoops]

58. And the director! He did the basic transcription. The kids worked on the solos.

That was just amazing - especially the fact that there is a steel drum band in the first place!

[cliffordu]

12. Here's a real drummer:

[ohiosmith]

16. Love it! Thank you.

[RebelOne]

22. Great group. There is so much undiscovered talent in the U.S. n/t

[cliffordu]

13. Then of course there's Elvin Jones

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That is steam, literally, coming off his jacket.

[ohiosmith]

20. Great! Thank you.

[Brother Buzz]

17. Renaissance Man, Johnny Otis

Enjoy Johnny pounding the ivories with Three Tons of Joy doing 'Willie and the Hand Jive', then he moves over and sets up on the drums, with Lionel Hampton on vibraphone. Too bad there isn't any footage of them actually playing.

The spectacular career of Johnny Otis was a microcosm of the entire Los Angeles postwar R&B and subsequent rock ‘n’ roll scene. He wore every hat imaginable during those rollicking years: bandleader, musician (drummer, vibist, and pianist), dynamic singer, prolific songwriter, hitmaking producer, label owner (Dig Records), deejay, and TV host, excelling at all. He was also a particularly shrewd judge of young talent, discovering the Robins, the Royals, Little Esther, Etta James, and a great many more now-legendary performers.

Edited to add a Lionel Hampton Tom Tom Solo

[ohiosmith]

25. That is so cool! Thanks BB.

[RebelOne]

18. No one could compare with Gene Krupa.

He is the greatest drummer ever.

[ohiosmith]

29. Agreed RebelOne.

[whistler162]

24. Four of the greats at the same time......

and then there is three of the greats from th Steve Allen show...

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and a third one for the tappers in the crowd..

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[Ptah]

26. Magnificent, whistler162

[ohiosmith]

32. Outstanding whistler162. Thanks.

[Bake]

28. I used to be a drummer. Before I became a musician.

Actually, Krupa and Sandy Nelson (is that his name?) are among the best. And Buddy Rich.

Bake

[ohiosmith]

33. One of my favorite albums:

Sandy had a regular gig in Santa Monica in the late 60s. He was great, even after having his right foot and part of his leg amputated.

[OxQQme]

30. My son, The Chet

on Samsonite kick drum, trash can snare.

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[ohiosmith]

35. How cool is that? Thanks.

[Bennyboy]

34. Joe Russo...

Playing with FURTHUR (The what's left of the Grateful dead)

Watch from about 9 minutes on. Best drumming I have ever seen

[ohiosmith]

36. Incredible! Thanks Bennyboy.

[kaitcat]

37. Sorry, not a drummer, but couldn't resist.

Two of my favorites

Mike Portnoy with LTE

Chad Smith

[ohiosmith]

38. Those work. Thanks kaitcat.

[OxQQme]

39. Tony Royster, Jr.

12 year old marvel:

[OxQQme]

40. And this dude

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[OxQQme]

43. Godsmack's Shannon Larkin

this is the drummer that inspired that last post's wild drummer:

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[ohiosmith]

45. Great videos OxQQme. Thanks.

[PassingFair]

41. My favorite drummer: Matt Helders

[ohiosmith]

46. Unreal! Thanks PF.

[Joe Shlabotnik]

42. good thread! here's one more.

Steve Gadd, 50 ways drum riff, actually a bit of a lesson.

[ohiosmith]

47. Thanks Joe. Outstanding!

[slutticus]

44. No Danny Carey yet??? :O

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[ohiosmith]

48. YES! Thank you slutticus.

[slutticus]

51. Anyone who can do inverted flam taps with his feet is a hero of mine

And his sense of polyrhythm is out fucking standing.

[AsahinaKimi]

49. Thought I would throw in another offering..

14 year old Senri Kawaguchi Drum Solo at the Kids Drum Fest in Japan

Janne Da Arc - Dearly Live Drum Solo

Kimiko ~yori

[Bigleaf]

50. Here are my submissions. Video two features three of the greatest drummers together.

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and

[Prisoner_Number_Six]

52. This kid has 'em ALL beat (pun on purpose)

[ornotna]

53. One of my favorites

Gavin Harrison - The Chicken

[WCGreen]

54. I got to see Gene Krupa as a little kid...

He plaid at the civic center in Lakewood, Ohio. I think I was about 10 or 11.

He wanted me to show what a great drummer was. I barely remember it, but I do remember how frantic he seemed....

[Joe Shlabotnik]

55. the 'Greatest generation' certainly had their fair share of Bad-ass dance tunes also!

Something to keep in mind next time your in a rush, in the check-out line behind granny.

[kentauros]

56. Bill Bruford

[kentauros]

57. In the Middle Eastern music I love,

it's often not just one drummer, but several. So, I present "Trio Chemirani":