Iconic Drummers

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Keith Moon of The Who performs on stage in Paris, September 9th, 1972.

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Keith Moon

Keith Moon of The Who performs on stage in Paris, September 9th, 1972.

Drummer Buddy Rich playing drums during a Royal Variety Performance, London.

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Buddy Rich

Drummer Buddy Rich playing drums during a Royal Variety Performance, London.

Stuart Copeland (center), formerly of The Police, and Dave Grohl (at left) of the Foo Fighters perform in a drum circle during MTV2's

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Stuart Copeland

Stuart Copeland (center), formerly of The Police, and Dave Grohl (at left) of the Foo Fighters perform in a drum circle during MTV2's "24 Hours Of Foo" outside the MTV Times Square Studios on June 11, 2005.

Drummer Ringo Starr rehearsing with The Beatles for the 'Round The Beatles' TV show at the Rediffusion TV studios in Wembley, London, on April 27th, 1964.

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Ringo Starr

Drummer Ringo Starr rehearsing with The Beatles for the 'Round The Beatles' TV show at the Rediffusion TV studios in Wembley, London, on April 27th, 1964.

English drummer Ginger Baker, co-founder of the rock band Cream, in the UK, December 17th, 1974.

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Ginger Baker

English drummer Ginger Baker, co-founder of the rock band Cream, in the UK, December 17th, 1974.

Rush drummer Neil Peart performs at the Mandalay Bay Events Center on May 10, 2008, in Las Vegas, Nevada, while touring in support of the album

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Neil Peart

Rush drummer Neil Peart performs at the Mandalay Bay Events Center on May 10, 2008, in Las Vegas, Nevada, while touring in support of the album "Snakes & Arrows."

Jazz drummer Tony Williams performs with

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Tony Williams

Jazz drummer Tony Williams performs with "The Tony Williams Lifetime" group at the Newport Jazz Festival in Newport, Rhode Island, on July 11th, 1970.

John Bonham of Led Zeppelin performing live onstage.

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John Bonham

John Bonham of Led Zeppelin performing live onstage.

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Dave Grohl

Dave Grohl performs during the "Music For Relief Concert" at the Wiltern Theatre on January 17, 2005, in Los Angeles, California.

Phil Collins, drummer and singer with British rock band Genesis, takes a break behind his drum kit while rehearsing at the Rainbow Theatre, London, UK, in January 1977.

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Phil Collins

Phil Collins, drummer and singer with British rock band Genesis, takes a break behind his drum kit while rehearsing at the Rainbow Theatre, London, UK, in January 1977.