Drummers Who Make Us Smile

Johnny Carson as a guest on the Jack Benny Show on Oct. 22, 1963. Johnny had started on The Tonight Show just a year earlier. This clip is just the short drum performance.
 

I don't have any videos but for me 2019 was the year of female drummers. I saw a lot of bands live that year and there were four female drummers who really stood out for me. They're all in rather obscure bands so it's unlikely that anyone will have heard of them.

The first two are drummers who had the most energetic and interesting styles I've ever seen. They both made me tired just watching how much energy they put into their performances. The first was Valentina Magaletti of the band Vanishing Twin out of the UK. Not only was her performance energetic the intensity of her commitment to the performance was breathtaking.

The second was the drummer of the last band I've seen live since Covid shut down live music. She is Gini Cameron of the Dutch band Pip Blom. She is somewhat lanky and her drumming had an element of frantic chaos but never really missed the mark on hitting all the right elements. It was often difficult to stop watching her to watch the rest of the band.

I was also impressed by Swanny Elzingre of the French band Juniore that opened for The Dandy Warhols in London. She had a great energetic style and really added to the groups performance.

The last one who impressed me was Drew Citron of Public Practice out of Brooklyn. She switched back and forth between bass and drumming with Scott Rosenthal but was a powerhouse when she was on the drums. It was great to see someone bounce between the two main spots of the rhythm section. She and Scott were also in the band Beverly which is also a favorite of mine.
 

Steve Gadd About Time​

"Eric Clapton's smile back at Gadd says everything- an expression of unbelievable shock and awe (and happiness)".
 
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