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This is a list of notable female drummers This is a dynamic list and may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness. You can help by adding missing items with reliable sources .
Viola Clara Smith (née Schmitz; November 29, 1912 – October 21, 2020) was an American drummer best known for her work in orchestras, swing bands, and popular music from the 1920s until 1975. She was one of the first professional female drummers.
Sheila Cecilia Escovedo [3] (born December 12, 1957), known under the stage name Sheila E., is an American singer, songwriter, musician, and actress.Regarded as one of the greatest musicians of her generation; she is known for skills as a multi-instrumentalist, often preferring to play drums or percussion.
She appeared in the drummer rankings of every Playboy annual music poll from 1974 [114] to 1980; [115] Playboy ' s readers voted her as high as tenth best drummer in 1975 [116] and tenth best pop/rock drummer 1976. [117] On October 12, 1983, eight months after her death, the Carpenters received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
In 1965 the band recorded three songs for Esar Records, making Darling one of the first female rock drummers to record rock music. She credits her younger and older brothers as her greatest early influences, as they were both musicians, and there was a drum kit in their living room where she could practice.
And so, June quit the band in 1973. A revamped lineup featuring Patti Quatro (sister of Suzi) released one more Fanny album without her, the ironically titled Rock and Roll Survivors, in 1974.That ...
Andrea Álvarez is a pioneer among the female drummers in Argentina, [2] and the first to pursue a career as a professional drummer. [3] She was a member of Rouge (replacing Mari Sánchez), along with Claudia Sinesi, María Gabriela Epumer and Ana Crotti. Rouge was the first rock band in Argentina formed entirely by women, who played their own ...
Cindy Blackman Santana (born November 18, 1959), sometimes known as Cindy Blackman, [1] is an American jazz and rock drummer. Blackman has recorded several jazz albums as a bandleader and has performed with Pharoah Sanders, Sonny Simmons, Ron Carter, Sam Rivers, Cassandra Wilson, Angela Bofill, Buckethead, Bill Laswell, Lenny Kravitz, Joe Henderson and Joss Stone.