Category
page 1Drummers from Philadelphia
Philly Joe Jones
American jazz drummer (1923–1985)
Albert Heath
American drummer (1935–2024)
David Ruffin
American singer (1941–1991)
Paul Motian
American jazz drummer, percussionist, and composer (1931-2011)
Questlove
Ahmir Khalib Thompson (born January 20, 1971), known professionally as Questlove (stylized as ''''), is an American drummer, record producer, disc jockey, filmmaker, music journalist, and actor. He is the drummer and joint frontman (with Black Thought) for the hip-hop band the Roots. The Roots has been the in-house band for The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon since 2014, after having fulfilled the same role on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon. Questlove is also one of the producers of the 2015 cast album of the Broadway musical Hamilton. He has also co-founded the websites Okayplayer and OkayAf
Joe Chambers
American jazz drummer, pianist, vibraphonist and composer
Sunny Murray
American jazz drummer (1936–2017)

Donald Bailey
American jazz drummer (1934–2013)
Butch Ballard
American jazz drummer
Eric Gravatt
American musician
Norman Connors
American musician
Muhammad Ali
American free jazz drummer
Sam Fogarino
American musician
Ari Hoenig
American musician
Bobby Gregg
American drummer (1936-2014)
Stan Levey
American musician
Bobby Durham
American musician (1937–2008)
Sherman Ferguson
American musician (1944-2006)
Gerry Brown
American jazz drummer (b. 1951)

Jon Fishman
American musician

Charlie Rice
jazz musician (1920-2018)
Dave Black
American drummer (1928–2006)
Don Gardner
American musician (1931–2018)
Jay Rosen
American drummer