Best Rock Drummers

No one mentioned Pierre Moerlein!

There probably should of been another category for jazz/rock & roll.  IMO the Grammys are long overdue for change.  They actually need a separate category just for Rock.  I hated the Pop/Rock category because you'd get an artist like Whitney Houston (nothing against her) beating out every Rock band.  Country has their own category.

Just reading through this list, and some truly amazing talents have been mentioned. More than a few!  It gives one pause, as someone who has been a player (and will be returning to the passion soon, as retirement is affording me). But I do need to mention a few more:

Louie Bellson (introduced using double bass drums)

Gavin Harrison (truly astonishing talent)

Steve Gadd (one of the most acclaimed studio drummers, nay musicians ever)

Just out of curiosity, how many posters to this thread are, or have been, drummers?

Listen well and enjoy it all.

I started drum lessons at 5 years old in 1967. My parents bought me a set in 1968. I played up through college then gave it up. I liked Jazz more than Rock. My influences were Philly Jo Jones, Art Taylor, Paul Motian and lately Joey Baron.

I should clarify, transcribing Joey Baron recordings while playing with Masada,

In Rock, to me the most musical, melodically that there was is Ringo Starr. he didn't need to be an army marching in on a thunderous, deafening attack. he was just the right drummer for the Beatles. He made it all look simple. I saw the likes of Karl Palmer, Keith Moon, Charlie Watts, Nick Mason, Stewart Copeland, etc., but I still prefer Ringo.