on drums

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

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Yates led with Pat McCrory and Meg Mills on guitar, Franz Lyons on bass, Daniel Fang on drums, Tobias Moody on saxophone, Theljon Allen on trumpet, and Troy Long on piano. Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 10 Sep. 2025 Formed in 2023, the alt-rock group consists of Farmiga on lead vocals, Mark Visconti on guitar, Mike Davis on bass, Jason Bowman on drums and Farmiga’s husband, Renn Hawkey (formerly of the alt-metal band Deadsy) on keyboards. Tim Lammers, Forbes.com, 9 Sep. 2025 The band’s founding members featured Kaylan on lead vocals, Volman on backup vocals, Al Nichol on lead guitar, Don Murray on drums, Chuck Portz on bass and Jim Tucker on rhythm guitar. Mary Walrath-Holdridge, USA Today, 7 Sep. 2025 The evening also includes a live performance by singer-songwriter Justin Bank and the Bijou Boogie Boys — Dave Hoffpauir on drums, Jay Gentry on bass, Drew Pickens on guitar and Trevor Bates on steel guitar — and a music video by French folk artist Tourbillon Brume. Eric E. Harrison, Arkansas Online, 30 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for on drums

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