jda
Diamond Member
My Mind's always on the Old Legends!
Yes Vin was (born?) 30 m south of me (western Pa. ; Know 2 keyboard players still in contact with him etc
Drummerworld Forum
This is a sample guest message. Register a free account today to become a member! Once signed in, you'll be able to participate on this site by adding your own topics and posts, as well as connect with other members through your own private inbox!
Drummers from your home state
- Thread starter joedrum
- Start date
Yes Vin was (born?) 30 m south of me (western Pa. ; Know 2 keyboard players still in contact with him etc
toddbishop
Platinum Member
YES! Though I'm not sure my career warrants these lofty accolades. But there are a ton of great drummers around, not that many of them are super famous:
Gary Hobbs
Mel Brown
Ron Steen
John Bishop
Alan Jones
Carlton Jackson
Graham Lear
Donnie Osbourne
Chris Conrade
Reinhardt Melz
Martin Zarzar
Charlie Doggett
Jason Palmer
Chris Brown
Tim Rap
Sam Henry
Don Worth Jr.
I hear there are a couple of great drummer/percussionists involved with Three Leg Torso, too...
I feel like that's about 20% of the real list. There are and have been a lot of great players here.
Grew up here/lived here at some point, moved away:
Dean Castronovo
Zoro
John Wooton
Moved here for some extended period:
Dick Berk
Steve Smith
Brian Blade
Seafroggys
Silver Member
Man I took lessons from Charlie Doggett in college back in 2006. Haven't seen that name in awhile! He was a monster player for sure.
Tamboreter
Gold Member
Commonwealth of Virginia:
Dave Bailey
Joey Baron
Carter Beauford
Stewart Copeland
Billy Drummond
Al Foster
Matt Garstka
Dave Grohl
Shay Haley
John Hartman
Slick Jones
Johnny Rabb
Nate Smith
Scott Travis
Dave Bailey
Joey Baron
Carter Beauford
Stewart Copeland
Billy Drummond
Al Foster
Matt Garstka
Dave Grohl
Shay Haley
John Hartman
Slick Jones
Johnny Rabb
Nate Smith
Scott Travis
GretschedHive
Gold Member
The great Janet Weiss from Sleater-Kinney and The Jicks has lived in and been associated with Portland (and Portlandia) long enough to make the list, I think?
Brad Wilk of Rage Against the Machine and Audioslave was born in Portland but grew up in Chicago.
GretschedHive
Gold Member
From the Nutmeg State (Connecticut):
Dave Abbruzzese, by far my favorite Pearl Jam drummer, although he grew up in Texas.
Keith LeBlanc, the pioneering hip-hop drummer.
Karen Carpenter.
And Joe and Jeff Porcaro—not sure when Jeff moved to California but at least his early childhood was spent in CT.
Dave Abbruzzese, by far my favorite Pearl Jam drummer, although he grew up in Texas.
Keith LeBlanc, the pioneering hip-hop drummer.
Karen Carpenter.
And Joe and Jeff Porcaro—not sure when Jeff moved to California but at least his early childhood was spent in CT.
Xstr8edgtnrdrmrX
Local Boob
John Panozzo of Styx!!
Xstr8edgtnrdrmrX
Local Boob
from Ohio off the top of my head:
Jerome Dillon - NIN. Was actaully a childhood friend of mine
Dave Grohl
from Wiki:
Cindy Blackman Santana
Jim Mothersbaugh - Devo
Charles Wilcoxin - of the famous snare solo books from the 50's
Patrick Carney - The Black Keys
Michael Cartellone - founding drummer of Damn Yankees; current of Skynard
Josh Dun - 21 Pilots
Jimmy Fox - The James Gang
Butch Miles - many famous jazz groups of the 40's and 50's
Neil Smith - Alice Cooper
Chad Szelica - Breaking Benjamin; Black Label Society
Jerome Dillon - NIN. Was actaully a childhood friend of mine
Dave Grohl
from Wiki:
Cindy Blackman Santana
Jim Mothersbaugh - Devo
Charles Wilcoxin - of the famous snare solo books from the 50's
Patrick Carney - The Black Keys
Michael Cartellone - founding drummer of Damn Yankees; current of Skynard
Josh Dun - 21 Pilots
Jimmy Fox - The James Gang
Butch Miles - many famous jazz groups of the 40's and 50's
Neil Smith - Alice Cooper
Chad Szelica - Breaking Benjamin; Black Label Society
GretschedHive
Gold Member
Also Victor Lewis:
And this dude:
He incorporated drums into at least two other dances in his film career, but I went with this one 'cuz it's got the only stick trick I ever truly loved.
joedrum
Junior Member
Hey X don't forget Joe Vitale
brady
Platinum Member
Wow!! I did not know Fred Astaire was from Omaha! I almost added Johnny Carson but looked it up and he was actually born not far away in Iowa.
Xstr8edgtnrdrmrX
Local Boob
oh yeah....
PorkPieGuy
Platinum Member
Max Roach
Benthedrummer
Silver Member
Western Australia:
1) Jon Farris (INXS).
2) Chris Brady (Brady Drums) He was a drummer as well.
1) Jon Farris (INXS).
2) Chris Brady (Brady Drums) He was a drummer as well.
by 'from' do we mean 'born'...or 'currently living in', or 'state they resided in when they became popular', or......
Sorry...i've been working on translation of non-technical code specifications to a technical code spec all morning...I see details as large swollen infections at this point!
Sorry...i've been working on translation of non-technical code specifications to a technical code spec all morning...I see details as large swollen infections at this point!
joedrum
Junior Member
Lol...when I posted I was meaning where someone was born. But there are always the tangibles or intangibles. Like Kenny Aronoff I said was Massachusetts but his mom probably went over the border to NY to deliver him. So it's something of a conundrum.
Case in point:
| Birth name | Kenneth D. Aronoff |
|---|---|
| Born | March 7, 1953 (age 72)[1] Albany, New York, U.S.[2] |
| Occupation | Drummer |
| Years active | 1979–present |
| Website | kennyaronoff.com |
Early life
editAronoff was born to a Jewish family and grew up in Stockbridge, Massachusetts.
I would say if a drummer spends at least some childhood years somewhere that state could claim them as their own.
Last edited:
The Shepherd
Active Member
Province of Ontario
