on drums

idiom

: playing the drums
That was Miles Davis on trumpet and Max Roach on drums.

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Featuring five talented musicians from the Chicagoland area playing the favorite hits from the biggest artist of this generation joining Lidster on stage are Roye Robley on drums, Jeremy Andrews on bass, Chris Wander for keyboard and Tom Vienna on guitar. Philip Potempa, Chicago Tribune, 30 Jan. 2025 The lineup is Ryan Taylor and Johnny Trama on guitar, Jesse Williams on bass, Tom Arey and Russ Lawton on drums, Brendan Tommaney on percussion and Matt Zeiner on keyboards and vocals. Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 25 Jan. 2025 This opening cut from the Tony Williams Lifetime’s 1969 debut, with Williams on drums, Larry Young on organ and the British guitar god John McLaughlin, summons up a few of my favorite musical-cultural milestones. Giovanni Russonello, New York Times, 8 Jan. 2025 Starr was on drums and sang lead, Lennon was on keyboards and backing vocals and longtime Beatles friend Klaus Voormann played bass. Hillel Italie, Los Angeles Times, 26 Dec. 2024 See all Example Sentences for on drums 

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“On drums.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/on%20drums. Accessed 5 Feb. 2025.

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