List of female drummers
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This is a list of notable female drummers.
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[edit]- Valerie Agnew (7 Year Bitch)
- Annette A. Aguilar (StringBeans)
- Carla Azar (Autolux)
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- Lori Barbero (Babes in Toyland)
- Christina Billotte (Bratmobile)
- Cindy Blackman (Santana, Lenny Kravitz, Jack Bruce, Pharoah Sanders, Ron Carter)
- Hannah Blilie (Gossip, Shoplifting)
- Rachel Blumberg (The Decemberists, M.Ward, Bright Eyes, Mirah, Jolie Holland, Califone, Death Vessel)
- Elaine Bradley (Neon Trees)
- Nandi Bushell
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- Rachel Carns (The Need)
- Karen Carpenter (The Carpenters)
- Terri Lyne Carrington (Dizzy Gillespie, Stan Getz, Herbie Hancock)
- Neko Case (Maow)
- Torry Castellano (The Donnas)
- Régine Chassagne (Arcade Fire)
- Gemma Clarke (The Suffrajets, Babyshambles)
- Caroline Corr (The Corrs)
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[edit]- Amy Farina (The Evens)
- Florrie (Xenomania)
- Kathy Foster (All Girl Summer Fun Band)
- Temim Fruchter (The Shondes)
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[edit]- Bobbye Hall (Bob Dylan, Janis Joplin, Marvin Gaye, Stevie Wonder, Carole King, Bill Withers, Pink Floyd, Tom Waits, Dolly Parton)
- Kathleen Hanna
- Kree Harrison
- Elaine Hoffman Watts
- Brie Howard-Darling (Fanny)
- Georgia Hubley (Yo La Tengo)
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[edit]- Honey Lantree of the Honeycombs, ("Have I the Right?") - one of the first female rock drummers
- Gladys de la Lastra - Panamanian national icon
- Jen Ledger (Skillet)
- Athena Lee (KrunK)
- Heather Lewis
- Jody Linscott (The Who, David Gilmour, Elton John)
- Sara Lund (Unwound)
M
[edit]- Madonna (The Breakfast Club)
- Samantha Maloney (Hole, Mötley Crüe, Eagles of Death Metal)
- Akiko Matsuura (The Big Pink)
- Marilyn Mazur
- Linda McDonald (The Iron Maidens)
- Rose Melberg
- June Miles-Kingston (Everything But The Girl)
- Allison Miller
- Stanton Miranda
- Clare Moore (The Moodists)
- Ikue Mori (DNA)
- Lindy Morrison (The Go-Betweens)
- Stella Mozgawa (Warpaint, Courtney Barnett)
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- Palmolive (The Slits, The Raincoats, The Flowers of Romance)
- Mia Park
- Juanita Parra
- Debbi Peterson (The Bangles)
- Roxy Petrucci (Vixen)
- Demetra Plakas (L7)
- Paula P-Orridge (Psychic TV)
- Yoshimi P-We (Boredoms)
R
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[edit]- Kate Schellenbach (Beastie Boys, Luscious Jackson)
- Patty Schemel (Hole)
- Kim Schifino (Matt and Kim)
- Gina Schock (The Go-Go's)
- LaFrae Sci
- Dalia Shusterman (Hopewell, Bulletproof Stockings)
- Hilarie Sidney (The Apples in Stereo)
- Viola Smith
- Shannyn Sossamon (Warpaint)
- Scarlett Stevens (San Cisco)
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- Teresa Taylor (Butthole Surfers)[1]
- Tennessee Thomas (The Like, NAF)
- Kimberly Thompson
- Lynn Truell ( The Dicks, Sister Double Happiness, Imperial Teen)
- Maureen Tucker (The Velvet Underground)
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- Alicia Warrington (Chris Rene)
- Janet Weiss (Sleater-Kinney, Quasi, Wild Flag)
- Hannah Welton (3rdeyegirl)
- Sandy West (The Runaways)
- Meg White (The White Stripes)[3]
- Kathi Wilcox (Bikini Kill)
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[edit]See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Williams, Alex (2023-06-22). "Teresa Taylor, Butthole Surfers Drummer and a Face of Gen X, Dies at 60". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2024-02-25.
- ^ "Tobi Vail's favourite albums of the 1990s". faroutmagazine.co.uk. 2023-11-29. Retrieved 2024-02-25.
- ^ Geraghty, Hollie (2023-03-16). "Jack White speaks out on recent Meg White drumming controversy". NME. Retrieved 2024-02-25.