Mine is John Bonham from Led Zeppelin. John freaking Bonham. The one who popularized the bass drum triplet (good times bad times) variations and played a mean shuffle beat (fool in the rain) to name his more famous works. Of course there is his technical proficiency and his innovative variations which spiced up boring 4/4 beats and his legendary, immediately identifiable sound.

So who's/who're yours? Don't be restricted to classic rock drummers and go ahead and list contemporary drummers, since it's always nice to expand your musical horizons.

3152767 oh wow glad you asked this!

I've got like seven or something so lets see...

John Bonham - Led Zeppelin
Phil Collins - Genesis
Ringo Starr - The Beatles
Neal Peart - Rush
Roger Taylor - Queen
Carl Palmer - Emerson, Lake and Palmer
Ginger Baker - Cream
Clive Bunker - Jethro Tull
Dominic Howard - Muse
Buddy Rich
Keith Moon - The Who
Stewart Copeland - The Police

At least thats what comes to mind right off the top of my head.

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Matthew Helders - Arctic Monkeys
Matthew Tong - Bloc Party
Tyler Soucy - A Great Big Pile Of Leaves
Jo Jo Mayer - Nerve

Does metal count?

buddy rich. hes just too good