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"It was a fair fight that I got thrown out of the band for, because Moon came for me with a tambourine": When Roger Daltrey was fired from The Who at the worst possible time in 1965
By Rob Laing published
Best of 2024: "When they got on amphetamines the music just turned to a load of crap," reflected the singer

“We’ve got a new drummer, his name is Dave, he’s the best drummer in the world!”: the story of Dave Grohl's drums on Nirvana - Smells Like Teen Spirit
By Stuart Williams published
Best of 2024: The drum part that introduced Nirvana and a drummer named Dave Grohl to the world was released on this day in 1991

“Who wants to tell him?” Busking drummer unknowingly performs Chili Peppers song in front of Chad Smith
By Will Simpson published
Busker performs RHCP song in front of an audience of one: Chad Smith

"Kurt kissed me and said, 'now I don't have to be the only songwriter!'”: Dave Grohl's evolution as a songwriter
By Neil Crossley published
Best of 2024: “I was in a band with one of the greatest songwriters of our generation, so I didn’t really want to rock the boat”

John Bonham considered him "a god": the story of Gene Krupa, the king of swing
By Geoff Nicholls published
Best of 2024: Drum Heroes: Krupa was "a dazzling blitzkrieg of cymbal and snare drum violence", and one of the most influential drummers ever

"David wasn’t going to do the show, and his mum said, ‘No, you HAVE to work with Bing Crosby!’ She was a fan": The story of David Bowie and Bing Crosby's Little Drummer Boy
By Neil Crossley published
A schmaltzy TV special did not seem the most likely vehicle for a hit Christmas single, but this 1977 collaboration between David Bowie and Bing Crosby yielded an enduring classic that cuts across the generational divide

Ringo Starr joins Paul McCartney for emotional Got Back tour finale in London
By Andy Price published
The surviving Beatles reunited at the O2 Arena to mark the end of Paul's mammoth world tour

“Michael and Quincy tried to steal it”: The Chaka Khan hit that could have ended up on Thriller
By Ben Rogerson published
“Ironically, I would have been on that version anyway, but it wouldn’t have been nearly as hip,” he says
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