Remember This: Great Drummers
Footage of killer drumming - List Guy Dan Reed’s greatest drummers beating the skins.
1. John Bonham (Led Zeppelin):
Moby Dick
The Ocean
2. Charlie Watts (The Rolling Stones):
Monkey Man
On jazz
3. Keith Moon (The Who):
Drum solo
Shout and Shimmy (Richmond Jazz Festival, 1965)
Recording “Who Are You?”
4. Al Jackson (Al Green, Stax Records House Drummer):
With Al Green “Take Me to the River” on “Soul Train”
Time is Tight
5. Sly Dunbar (Bob Marley, Toots & The Maytals):
Pressure Drop (German TV, 1982)
Treat Me Bad / I Will Never Let You Down
6. Stewart Copeland (The Police):
“Can’t Stand Losing You” on “Old Grey Whistle Test”
Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic
7. Ringo Starr (The Beatles):
Helter Skelter
Children of the Revolution w/ T-Rex & Elton John from Born to Boogie
8. Dave Grohl (Nirvana):
Nirvana (Live, 1993)
Grohl plays on an autographed children’s drum kit for a contest giveaway
9. Ginger Baker (Cream, Blind Faith, Etc.):
Discussing his technique in an early 70s interview
Live, Cream’s last concert
10. Benny Benjamin (Motown Records House Drummer):
Audio from documentary on the Funk Brothers
Funk Brothers memorial honoring members who didn’t live to enjoy a long overdue tribute in Standing in the Shadows of Motown

