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The Dolls -- the final original lineup included guitarists Sylvain Sylvain and Johnny Thunders, bassist Arthur Kane and drummer Jerry Nolan -- rubbed shoulders with Lou Reed and Andy Warhol in the Lower East Side of Manhattan the early 1970s.
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Mark Kennedy The Associated Press, arkansasonline.com, 2 Mar. 2025
Johansen played in local bands and acted in plays for Charles Ludlum’s Ridiculous Theater before Kane and original Dolls drummer Billy Murcia knocked on the door of his apartment on East 6th Street and recruited him to be their singer.
—Mike Barnes, The Hollywood Reporter, 1 Mar. 2025
Nicolás Jaar and Dave Harrington enlisted touring drummer Tlacael Esparza for their official lineup and their new LP, Nothing.
—Madison Bloom, Pitchfork, 28 Feb. 2025
British drummer Rick Buckler, best known for his work in the mod rock band The Jam, has died, according to reports.
—Edward Segarra, USA TODAY, 20 Feb. 2025
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Mark Kennedy The Associated Press, arkansasonline.com, 2 Mar. 2025
Johansen played in local bands and acted in plays for Charles Ludlum’s Ridiculous Theater before Kane and original Dolls drummer Billy Murcia knocked on the door of his apartment on East 6th Street and recruited him to be their singer.
—Mike Barnes, The Hollywood Reporter, 1 Mar. 2025
Nicolás Jaar and Dave Harrington enlisted touring drummer Tlacael Esparza for their official lineup and their new LP, Nothing.
—Madison Bloom, Pitchfork, 28 Feb. 2025
British drummer Rick Buckler, best known for his work in the mod rock band The Jam, has died, according to reports.
—Edward Segarra, USA TODAY, 20 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for drummer
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The track features the same lineup as the duo’s 2022 collaboration: DiFranco on vocals, Gossard on guitar, keyboardist Josh Evans, saxophonist Skerik, and percussionist Stanton Moore.—
Angie Martoccio,
Rolling Stone,
12 Feb. 2025
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The Latin jazz and jazz tradition has blossomed with percussionist and composer Bobby Sanabria, who is of Puerto Rican descent, along with Arturo O’Farrell, David Virelles, Melvis Santa, Carlos Henriques, and Omar Sosa, who fuses Afro Cuban jazz, blues and Santeria chants.—
Ronald E. Scott,
New York Daily News,
1 Feb. 2025
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The actor, his wife, pianist Betsy Arakawa, along with a dog, were found dead by neighborhood security officials, at their New Mexico home on Wednesday.—
Taijuan Moorman,
USA TODAY,
28 Feb. 2025
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The Context Actor Gene Hackman, 95, and his wife, 63-year-old former classical pianist Betsy Arakawa, were found dead alongside one of their dogs in their Santa Fe home.—
Dan Perry,
Newsweek,
28 Feb. 2025
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In the mournful mid-section, keyboardist Rick Wakeman channels Bach on the pipe organ, recorded at a London church.—
Ernesto Lechner,
Rolling Stone,
6 Mar. 2025
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The late Fleetwood Mac keyboardist and vocalist — who died in November 2022 at age 79 — purchased the home in the Belgravia neighborhood of London in 2015, according to a press release from the listing agency, Beauchamp Estates.—
Natalia Senanayake,
People.com,
6 Mar. 2025
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The daughter of a church organist, Flack began playing classical piano at a young age.—
Kalhan Rosenblatt,
NBC News,
24 Feb. 2025
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Bottom 12, eliminated from at least next two ballots Helen Dell, 22.7% (18.3%): More love than expected for the long-time stadium organist.—
Houston Mitchell,
Los Angeles Times,
6 Feb. 2025
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The residences of many important artists have been lost, including those of the jazz saxophonist Benny Maupin, 84, and the jazz trumpeter Bobby Bradford, 90, whose collections of musical instruments were also destroyed.—
Sam Lubell,
New York Times,
20 Feb. 2025
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But the Black Bottom neighborhood is a center of the city’s music scene, and the Paradise Cafe is one of its oldest jazz clubs, one that trumpeter and bandleader Blue has inherited from his parents.—
Rob Hubbard,
Twin Cities,
14 Feb. 2025
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Ayers began to gain widespread recognition for his collaboration with flutist Herbie Mann.—
Stephen Thomas Erlewine,
Rolling Stone,
6 Mar. 2025
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Celeb flutist Nestor Torres chatted with Miami Beach’s First Couple from the sidelines, inquiring as to what the insanity was all about.—
Miami Herald Archives,
Miami Herald,
20 Feb. 2025
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“Drummer.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/drummer. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.
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