Author John Lingan, with a body of work that includes the book A Song for Everyone: The Story of Creedence Clearwater Revival, has taken it upon himself to detail the long history of rock ‘n’ roll via biographical info and anecdotes about 15 very different drummers. The big guns are here—The Beatles’ Ringo Starr and the Stones’ Charlie Watts. Moe Tucker of the Velvet Underground is like chalk and cheese next to Led Zep’s John Bonham. Slayer’s Dave Lombardo and Nirvana/Foo Fighters man Dave Grohl pop up too. Put it all together, and it makes for an enticing read.
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