How to Use drummer in a Sentence

drummer

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  • The band got a new drummer.
  • And from the sax player to the drummer, that band was a knockout.
    — Joe Lynch, Billboard, 20 Feb. 2024
  • Mid-set, the drummer throws a load of laundry in the dryer behind him as the crowd hollers.
    — Lina Abascal, Los Angeles Times, 1 Apr. 2024
  • First the strings, then two guitarists, two keyboardists, a bassist and a drummer to round it out.
    — Heather Bushman, The Indianapolis Star, 9 July 2023
  • Rage Against the Machine will no longer tour or play live, the band’s drummer announced.
    — David Leonhardt, New York Times, 4 Jan. 2024
  • Matthew Billingslea is the drummer crashing the cymbals, beating the toms and pedaling the bass.
    — Bryan West, USA TODAY, 22 Mar. 2024
  • The album follows 2021’s Medicine at Midnight and marks the band’s first since the death of drummer Taylor Hawkins last year.
    — Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 30 May 2023
  • The band’s drummer, Lars Ulrich, broke down the opening night set — and explained some of the other cues, too.
    — Austin Considine, New York Times, 16 Aug. 2023
  • The record marked their first release following the death of drummer Taylor Hawkins in 2022.
    — Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 14 Nov. 2023
  • The band’s drummer Brad Wilk has now offered some sobering news for fans in a new statement.
    — Evan Minsker, Pitchfork, 3 Jan. 2024
  • Katharine McPhee Foster's toddler is on his way to being the next star drummer.
    — Georgia Slater, Peoplemag, 16 Oct. 2023
  • Since Watts’ passing, the band has been touring with new drummer Steve Jordan.
    — Mitchell Peters, Billboard, 4 Sep. 2023
  • Special nod to drummer Scott Asheton who somehow manages to make these rock song swing.
    — Liza Lentini, SPIN, 15 Mar. 2024
  • Mendonca left the group in 2003 and was replaced by drummer Hannah Blilie.
    — Sean Clancy, arkansasonline.com, 17 Nov. 2023
  • But drummer Brad Wilk recently said the band would not be returning to stages.
    — August Brown, Los Angeles Times, 17 Jan. 2024
  • The surprised drummer then made his way into the audience to embrace his wife.
    — Charna Flam, Peoplemag, 27 Oct. 2023
  • Four years after the death of Neil Peart, the Rush drummer’s final book is set for publication.
    — Daniel Kreps, Rolling Stone, 27 Jan. 2024
  • Josh Freese has been announced as Foo Fighters’ new drummer, the group revealed on Sunday.
    — Vulture, 21 May 2023
  • The solo cello drums a duet with drummer in the percussion section, and that brings on a riot of metal.
    — Mark Swed, Los Angeles Times, 30 May 2023
  • One modern-day scene in the film shows her dancing barefoot in a square in Paris, closing her eyes and giving herself over to the rhythms of street drummers.
    — Jennie Rothenberg Gritz, Smithsonian Magazine, 4 Oct. 2023
  • The legendary drummer who passed away in August 2021 is at the center of an upcoming Christie’s auction.
    — Justin Ray, Robb Report, 11 July 2023
  • The group has since toured with veteran drummer Steve Jordan, who was handpicked by Watts to replace him.
    — Jem Aswad, Variety, 14 Sep. 2023
  • Their split was allegedly sparked by an affair that the drummer had with his former fiancée, Lavinia Lang, in 1992.
    — Sophie Dodd, Peoplemag, 2 Dec. 2023
  • But alcohol—and the hard-partying lifestyle that came with it—was once a regular part of the drummer’s life.
    — Marisa Whitaker, SPIN, 5 Dec. 2023
  • Moving forward without Charlie Watts, one of rock & roll’s all-time great drummers, was far from easy.
    — Kory Grow, Rolling Stone, 14 Sep. 2023
  • One drummer gang artists that got crazy potential is Wheezy Huncho.
    — Daniel Kohn, Spin, 28 Aug. 2023
  • The set of five includes a drummer, cymbalist, guitarist, French horn player, and a band leader.
    — Addie Morton, Better Homes & Gardens, 3 Nov. 2023
  • Dogstar have been trying to make a go of their sleek, post-grunge alt-rock for decades, but bassist Keanu Reeves’ and drummer Robert Mailhouse’s pesky day jobs as actors keep getting in the way.
    — Kory Grow, Rolling Stone, 11 Aug. 2023
  • The blink-182 drummer posted a pair of Stories showing off the party and his glowing wife’s snakeskin jumpsuit.
    — Kyle Denis, Billboard, 25 Sep. 2023
  • His bass player, Emir Kassan, and his drummer, Dennis Davis.
    — Jordan A. Rothacker, SPIN, 20 Dec. 2023

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