on drums

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: playing the drums
That was Miles Davis on trumpet and Max Roach on drums.

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His family confirmed the news in a Facebook post. Also featuring singer Dave Vanian, Captain Sensible on bass and Rat Scabies on drums, The Damned first hit the UK charts in March 1977 with its album Damned Damned Damned on Stiff Records. Erik Pedersen, Deadline, 7 Mar. 2025 Why not have Animal from the Muppets universe on drums? Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 6 Mar. 2025 Even current cast members Sarah Sherman and Bowen Yang, as well as Fred Armisen on drums, joined the iconic band on stage to help out. Harrison Richlin, IndieWire, 15 Feb. 2025 The new track, arriving around the first anniversary of The Past Is Still Alive, features a band of Phil Cook on organ, Yan Westerlund on drums, Hand Habits' Meg Duffy on electric guitar, and producer Brad Cook on bass. Jazz Monroe, Pitchfork, 20 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for on drums

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“On drums.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/on%20drums. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.

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