The drummer is the heartbeat of songs, no pun intended. The driving sound turns up the motor on so many pieces of music and you need to have the writer person in the right place on the right song.

Guitars, sure. Vocal performances, fine. Keys, bass, flute—got it. Sometimes what you really need to get riled up is percussion. Percussion! It’s the hits of the drums that get your heart pounding, ...

Few genres of music nail the drum solo quite like classic rock. Plenty of modern-day rock bands have put out a killer drum track or two, but you just can’t beat the old-school drum solos that would ...

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Critic Martin Johnson says DeJohnette, who died Oct. 26, was one of the greatest jazz drummers of the past 60 years. He played with a range of musicians, including Miles Davis and Bill Evans.

Typically, when a drummer leads a musical project from behind his trap set, the songs include plenty of drum solos. Not that there’s anything wrong with that — a strong enough drummer can blow with ...