I don’t think you can have this conversation without Steve Gadd in it. Thought I posted this earlier but don’t see it on the thread. Apologies if I have posted this twice…
Best Rock Drummers
I've seen most of them and by far the two that stand out are Neil Peart of Rush and Ceasar Z. of Golden Earring. For non-rock I would say it's a no brainer with Buddy Rich.