on drums

idiom

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

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Two years ago, Bachman powered up BTO again, with a current lineup that includes his son Tal on guitar and his daughter-n-law, KoKo Bachman, on drums. David Browne, Rolling Stone, 28 Mar. 2025 The band formed in 1969 with Beard on drums, Billy Gibbons singing and on guitar, along with bassist-singer Dusty Hill, who died in 2021. Marina Watts, People.com, 17 Mar. 2025 Steve Gadd and Matt Chamberlin will alternate on drums. George Varga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 Feb. 2025 Gallagher previously joked that Oasis had tapped cartoon character Peppa Pig on drums and Bert and Ernie on guitar and bass. Emily Zemler, Rolling Stone, 13 Mar. 2025 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 9 Apr. 2025.

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