Drummers Keep The Beat Quiz | Drummers

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1. Drummer extraordinaire Bill Bruford has been a driving force in music since the late 1960's. Which of the following groups has he NOT played with?

Answer: Hawkwind

Cutting his teeth with Yes, Bill also had a lengthy tenure with King Crimson, playing in three different incarnations of that group. He played with Gong for two months in late 1974, guested with Pavlov's Dog on their "At The Sound Of The Bell" release in 1976 and appeared as Genesis' live drummer on the double LP "Seconds Out" in 1977.

2. Guitarist/vocalist Skip Spence played in an early lineup of Quicksilver Messenger Service and co-founded Moby Grape, but with what band did he debut as a drummer?

Answer: Jefferson Airplane

Alexander "Skip" Spence, born in Ontario, Canada, played on Jefferson Airplane's debut album "Jefferson Airplane Takes Off",before he took off to co-form Moby Grape. While only playing on the one release with Jefferson Airplane, he managed two co-writing credits with "Blues From An Airplane" and "Don't Slip Away".

3. Did anyone ever sub for Keith Moon during a Who concert?

Answer: Yes

The Who's Keith Moon was not only an explosive player, but also had an explosive lifestyle. During the opening show of their Quadrophenia Tour at the Cow Palace in San Francisco,Keith passed out from a combination of horse tranquilizer and brandy. When Pete Townsend asked if there were any drummers in the audience, Scot Halpin climbed up on stage and performed three numbers with the group.

4. Which release by The Beatles features songs with Paul McCartney as the drummer?

Answer: The White Album

Multi-talented Paul played drums on three songs: "Back In The USSR", "Dear Prudence" and "Why Don't We Do It In The Road". The Beatles' "Anthology 3" has a demo of Paul alone in the studio performing "Come And Get It", featuring some great drum work by him.

5. Best known for his pioneering work with the British trio Cream, Ginger Baker is still an active drummer, but what was his first and middle names at birth?

Answer: Peter Edward

Born August 19th, 1939, Ginger is also noted for playing with Ginger Baker's Airforce, Blind Faith, and Baker-Gurvitz Army.

6. Many drummers like Phil Collins and Levon Helm are also excellent vocalists, but who of the following is NOT known for their singing skills.

Answer: Lars Ulrich

Lars is an awesome drummer, but definitely not a singer. "Spocks' Beard's" Nick D'Virgilio can be compared to Phil Collins in that he replaced the singer in his band doing double duty on drums in the studio, and utilizing another drummer for concerts. Deen has some formidable vocals as heard in concert with Journey on live renditions of "Keep On Runnin'" and "Faithfully". Kelly provided his band Night Ranger not only with their highest charting song, "Sister Christian", but also singing it.

7. Tony Thompson kept the beat on The Power Station's two releases, but what group was he with prior to this?

Answer: Chic

Tony, along with guitarist Nile Rodgers and bassist Bernard Edwards was the backbone of Chic. He succumbed to kidney cancer in 2003 just two months after his old Power Station bandmate Robert Palmer passed away.

8. Which female drummer's first band was known as Edie and The Eggs?

Answer: Gina Schock

Edie and The Eggs was a punk band that featured actress Edith Massey, a star in several John Waters films. After that, Gina replaced The Go-Go's Elissa Bello on drums before they signed a recording contract.

9. What group did Bobby LaKind write and perform with as a percussionist?

Answer: Doobie Brothers

Bobby started off as a roadie for the Doobie Brothers about 1976 and becoming a full time member in 1979. He played percussion & occasional drums,sang backing vocals, and contributed to the songwriting process, but passed away from cancer in 1992.

10. Most listeners of the rock and roll genre would know about Tito Puente through Santana's version of his song "Oye Como Va". A master of the timbales, what other instrument was this musician known to play?

Answer: Vibraphone

This Juilliard-trained musician was influential in bringing Afro-Cuban and Caribbean music to a wider audience in the States. He passed away in 2000 after a massive heart attack.

Source: Author EddieDrums

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