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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 .
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.
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.
Her drumming has been praised by fellow musicians Hal Blaine, Cubby O'Brien and Buddy Rich, [113] and by Modern Drummer magazine. [42] 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 ...
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.
The Fanny women additionally worked as in-demand session musicians, notably on Barbra Streisand’s 1971 LP Barbra Joan Streisand. But June still felt like she had to constantly prove herself.
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.
Soon after, in 1979, she joined The Go-Go's, replacing Elissa Bello as the band's drummer. [15] [16] In the band's early days, Schock worked at a grocery store, where she would steal steaks to cook for her band mates. [17] Schock recorded and toured steadily with The Go-Go's until the group disbanded in 1985 and reformed a few years later.