However, Collins found himself increasingly drawn to the world of music. After a few years of performing as a session musician, Collins auditioned to join a young group named Genesis as a drummer.

When an everyday person thinks of jazz music, they may think first of horns and bass. Yet it’s the drummer who is the key. “The beat is the first thing people hear. The drummer is important in ...

Primus played their first gig with new drummer John Hoffman, who recently beat out thousands of other drummers in an open audition for the job. The band performed at the Tool in the Sand festival in ...

Take the case of Houston-based UFO tribute band Lights Out and the planetary alignment that brought original UFO drummer Andy Parker into the group. Add an Etsy page and the small town of Granbury ...

Guns N’ Roses is parting ways with Frank Ferrer, the longest-serving drummer in the band's run. On Wednesday, the band made the announcement and thanked Ferrer "for his friendship, creativity ...

Seven episodes into Primus’ ongoing Interstellar Drum Derby YouTube series, we finally get to see the audition that sealed current drummer John Hoffman’s place in the funk-rock eccentrics’ current ...

Guns N’ Roses have announced that drummer Frank Ferrer is leaving the band after 19 years. The band have had a total of six drummers over their 40-year existence. Steven Adler, who played on ...

ZZ Top drummer Frank Beard is stepping away from the band’s Elevation tour to undergo a procedure related to his health. Beard “has temporarily stepped away from the current tour to attend to ...

Guns N' Roses are parting ways with longtime drummer Frank Ferrer. The band shared the news in a statement on Wednesday. "Guns N’ Roses announce the amicable exit of Frank Ferrer, the longest ...

Frank Ferrer has been the drummer to stay with GNR for the longest time, and his entry into the band came after Bryan “Brain” Mantia’s departure in 20026. Since joining Guns N’ Roses in ...

Guns N' Roses have revealed the identity of their new drummer a day after announcing the exit of Frank Ferrer. The latest addition to the band is Isaac Carpenter. Carpenter will hit the road with ...

Inevitably, this lifestyle eventually caught up with Moon. In 1978, after over a decade of living a life of rock and roll excess, the drummer passed away at the age of 32. His passing left an absence ...