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Kenny Baker
Kenny Baker
British composer and musician
1
Ted Heath
Ted Heath
British musician
2
Ronnie Stephenson
Ronnie Stephenson
British musician
3
Lennie Bush
Lennie Bush
British musician
4
Buddy Rich
Buddy Rich
American jazz drummer and bandleader
5
Kenny Clare
Kenny Clare
British musician
6
Phil Seamen
Phil Seamen
English jazz drummer
7
The Squadronaires
The Squadronaires
musical artist
8
Bill Le Sage
Bill Le Sage
British musician
9
Ronnie Scott
Ronnie Scott
British musician
10
Steve Smith
Steve Smith
American drummer
11
Ronnie Vannucci
Ronnie Vannucci
musician, songwriter
12
Ian Paice
Ian Paice
British rock drummer, songwriter
13
Tommy Whittle
Tommy Whittle
British saxophonist
14
Ben Perowsky
Ben Perowsky
American drummer
15
Gary Husband
Gary Husband
British musician
16
Bobby Sanabria
Bobby Sanabria
American musician
17
The Reverend Horton Heat
The Reverend Horton Heat
American psychobilly trio
18
Jack Costanzo
Jack Costanzo
American musician
19
Don Lusher
Don Lusher
British musician
20
Jimmy DeGrasso
Jimmy DeGrasso
American drummer
21
Spinal Tap
Spinal Tap
parody heavy metal band
22
John Bernard Riley
John Bernard Riley
American musician
23
Pat Torpey
Pat Torpey
American musician
24
Bernie Dresel
Bernie Dresel
American drummer
25
Terry Bozzio
Terry Bozzio
American musician
26
Dave Lombardo
Dave Lombardo
Cuban-American drummer
27
Butch Ballard
Butch Ballard
American jazz drummer
28
Twisted Sister
Twisted Sister
American rock band
29
Nick Mason
Nick Mason
English drummer, co-founder of Pink Floyd
30
Les Brown
Les Brown
American bandleader, jazz musician, songwriter
31
Montrose
Montrose
California-based hard rock band
32
Sid Catlett
Sid Catlett
American musician
33
Dave Grohl
Dave Grohl
American rock musician and singer-songwriter
34
Jon Lord
Jon Lord
English composer, pianist, and Hammond organ player
35
Tubby Hayes
Tubby Hayes
British jazz musician
36
Atlanta Rhythm Section
Atlanta Rhythm Section
American band
37
Modern Jazz Quartet
Modern Jazz Quartet
American jazz ensemble
38
Bill Ward
Bill Ward
English musician
39
Stewart Copeland
Stewart Copeland
American musician and composer; drummer of The Police
40
Phil Harris
Phil Harris
American musician
41
Louie Bellson
Louie Bellson
American jazz drummer, a composer, arranger, bandleader, and jazz educator
42
Dennis Mackrel
Dennis Mackrel
jazz musician
43
Joe English
Joe English
American musician
44
Rage
Rage
German heavy metal band
45
Nate Morton
Nate Morton
American musician
46
Rainbow
Rainbow
English rock band
47
Carl Palmer
Carl Palmer
English drummer
Ronnie Verrell
musician

Ronnie Verrell

Intro
musician
Genres
Music

Ronald Thomas Verrell (21 February 1926 – 22 February 2002) was an English jazz drummer. He played in two of the United Kingdom's "most famous" big bands, the Ted Heath Orchestra and the Syd Lawrence Orchestra. Verrell also worked extensively in television, including as a drummer in Jack Parnell's ATV Orchestra and Sunday Night at the London Palladium. He also provided the drumming for The Muppet Show's Animal, and was a "Skinnerette" on The Frank Skinner Show.

The Scotsman called Verrell a "driving band drummer" and an "exciting soloist". The Daily Telegraph said Verrell had a "rare combination of craftsmanship and bravura showmanship" and called him "Britain's best-known big band drummer for half a century".