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unusual facts about drum solo



Rocket Queen

Steven Adler would take a drum solo in the middle of the song while the band was supporting Appetite For Destruction in 1988, which expanded to included Duff McKagan on an additional drum kit and Axl Rose playing bass when the band opened four dates for The Rolling Stones in 1989 at Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum.


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Artists' Quarter

Roy Haynes earned a Grammy nomination for his drum solo, “Hippidy Hop,” from the live album Whereas, recorded at the club over the weekend of January 20, 2006 (which mayor Chris Coleman officially proclaimed “Roy Haynes Weekend”).

Blake Richardson

He later attended Mt. Tabor High School and performed an annual drum solo for a school-club project named 'Spartan Spectacular'.

Dennis Chambers

On August 26, 2011 Chambers appeared as a featured drummer on the Late Show with David Letterman's Drum Solo Week II, alongside other such notable players as Tony Royster, Jr., Gavin Harrison, Neil Peart and Stewart Copeland.

Gregory C. Coleman

Gregory Cylvester Coleman (September 1944 – September 2006) was a member of The Winstons and the drummer of the Amen Break, a famous drum solo taken from the recording "Amen, Brother" made in 1969 by The Winstons.

Maschinenstil

The drums were sampled from Terry Bozzio's drum solo on "Hands with a Hammer" from Frank Zappa's You Can't Do That on Stage Anymore, Vol. 3.

Matt Letley

On the picture to the right, he can be seen performing the drum solo, 'The Killer', that has frequently been included in the song "Gerdundula" since he joined the band.

SOS Allstars

The group performed a purely percussive track written for the event by Roger Taylor with SOS in Morse code being the prime motif, and finishing with the drum solo from Queen's We Will Rock You to open the Live Earth show in London.