Singing drummers

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billy tk era (not sure about earlier incarnations)

http://www.wordworx.co.nz/images/Instinctweb.jpg

no lime tangier, Tuesday, 3 November 2015 11:42 (eight years ago) link

also twink with the pink fairies, i think.

no lime tangier, Tuesday, 3 November 2015 11:43 (eight years ago) link

MOULTY!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=25x3aIWs76E

Three Word Username, Tuesday, 3 November 2015 12:41 (eight years ago) link

I saw a My Dad is Dead show once that was just Mark Edwards on drums/vocals with backing tracks for guitar/bass.

early rejecter, Tuesday, 3 November 2015 14:42 (eight years ago) link

Jigsaw revival in full effect.

about time!

fact checking cuz, Tuesday, 3 November 2015 15:36 (eight years ago) link

Hilarie Sidney of Apples in Stereo (et al.)

Resting Bushface (Phil D.), Tuesday, 3 November 2015 15:43 (eight years ago) link

I started singing and playing drums at the same time live a couple years ago, after thinking I'd never be capable of it. It takes a fair amount of coordination, but so does drumming to begin with, and obviously you can lose a little quality or attention to detail in both endeavors by doing them simultaneously, but it surprised me how quickly it started to feel relatively natural and easy.

some dude, Tuesday, 3 November 2015 16:07 (eight years ago) link

Charles Hayward

sʌxihɔːl (Ward Fowler), Tuesday, 3 November 2015 16:11 (eight years ago) link

Me too some dude. It's not really as difficult as I thought it would be.

La Lechuza (La Lechera), Tuesday, 3 November 2015 17:05 (eight years ago) link

Oh except I've never played/sung in front of ppl but I don't think that would make much of a difference in the ease of it.

La Lechuza (La Lechera), Tuesday, 3 November 2015 17:07 (eight years ago) link

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2nf5VyHEB6k

hunangarage, Tuesday, 3 November 2015 18:22 (eight years ago) link

Milford Graves:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XV5SE8XCISk

Montgomery Burns' Jazz (Tarfumes The Escape Goat), Tuesday, 3 November 2015 18:36 (eight years ago) link

Jan Errico of The Vejtables

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YdToSxH1KtY

Elvis Telecom, Tuesday, 3 November 2015 21:12 (eight years ago) link

band of gypsies (at least on 'who knows')

jason waterfalls (gbx), Tuesday, 3 November 2015 21:15 (eight years ago) link

Marcus Binder of Attwenger

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=buRtnOiOSno

Three Word Username, Tuesday, 3 November 2015 21:38 (eight years ago) link

Buddy Miles though I've read certain people he was doing it with weren't overly pleased. Apparently Band of Gypsies had to be heavily edited because of it, or so I read.

Stevolende, Tuesday, 3 November 2015 21:49 (eight years ago) link

four months pass...

Jigsaw revival in full effect.

about time!

― fact checking cuz, Tuesday, November 3, 2015 3:36 PM (4 months ago)


Just came to post Jigsaw as well, but maybe I dimly remember seeing it here 4 months ago.

But I guess I can contribute: Grady Tate
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6_nWaV8G8Sw

SIGSALY Can't Dance (James Redd and the Blecchs), Wednesday, 16 March 2016 23:42 (eight years ago) link

the dude from no age

dynamicinterface, Thursday, 17 March 2016 00:00 (eight years ago) link

I thought this thread said Sting Drummers
Copeland, Hakim, Katche, Cailuta, Carlock ... Simply the best!

Josh in Chicago, Thursday, 17 March 2016 00:35 (eight years ago) link

one month passes...

Doesn't quite count but Jon Hendricks first instrument was drums, which may explain why he is able to do what he does.

Radio Free European Son (James Redd and the Blecchs), Saturday, 30 April 2016 16:00 (eight years ago) link

Come to think of it, this cat is great but probably not on the radar of this borad: http://www.tonyjeffersonmusic.com/tonyjeffersonmusic/Vocals_Bio.html

Radio Free European Son (James Redd and the Blecchs), Saturday, 30 April 2016 16:04 (eight years ago) link

Triumph!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PZW14xgMoHI

SlimAndSlam, Saturday, 30 April 2016 17:10 (eight years ago) link

Christian Vander
Tatsuya Yoshida

come on people

ultros ultros-ghali, Saturday, 30 April 2016 17:36 (eight years ago) link

The guy out of The Display Team

And the cry rang out all o'er the town / Good Heavens! Tay is down (imago), Saturday, 30 April 2016 17:48 (eight years ago) link

Sarah Hennies does backing vocals for most of her bands (Weird Weeds, Eamonn's Daemons, Obody).

one way street, Saturday, 30 April 2016 17:55 (eight years ago) link

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SGRYgZswqrg

timellison, Saturday, 30 April 2016 18:32 (eight years ago) link

I don't suppose anyone remembers Blair Mailer, but their track on the Yo Yo a Go Go compilation from '96 starts with a voice saying:

"Who was the band with the drummer that sang just one song?"
"...it was us."

so

Tom Violence, Saturday, 30 April 2016 18:42 (eight years ago) link

Mimi Parker from Low

that's not my post, Sunday, 1 May 2016 07:43 (seven years ago) link

Fyfe Ewing ex of Therapy?.

I've had Eno, ugh (ledge), Sunday, 1 May 2016 08:28 (seven years ago) link

The Jellyfish dude. Had a good voice!

Jimmy_Chop, Sunday, 1 May 2016 13:58 (seven years ago) link

wow i've never seen any Jellyfish performances/videos so i didn't realize Sturmer was the drummer

some dude, Sunday, 1 May 2016 14:17 (seven years ago) link

Terry Bozzio

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HT1m4ud5LRM

AdamVania (Adam Bruneau), Sunday, 1 May 2016 15:02 (seven years ago) link

Carla Azar of Autolux: Soft Scene, Brainwasher

Maya Tuttle of The Colourist: We Won't Go Home, Little Games

Florrie (Florence Ellen Arnold): Live a Little, Shot You Down

Abandon hype all ye who enter here (Sanpaku), Monday, 2 May 2016 02:46 (seven years ago) link

Also, if timbale drummers are considered, its bewildering that Sheila E hasn't been mentioned in 12 years.

Abandon hype all ye who enter here (Sanpaku), Monday, 2 May 2016 02:51 (seven years ago) link

My favorite singing drummer, non-Levon Helm division, is Katherina Bornefeld of Dutch art-punk institution The Ex.

JRN, Monday, 2 May 2016 02:56 (seven years ago) link

Saw this band, Sirsy, a few months ago. They're from upstate NY. The singer plays drums -- standing up, which is tricky -- and she's good, too. She also triggers bass parts on a pad attached to the drumset.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y7oum6H-9RE

A nationally known air show announcer/personality (tipsy mothra), Monday, 2 May 2016 04:25 (seven years ago) link

Slint

Jersey Al (Albert R. Broccoli), Monday, 2 May 2016 05:27 (seven years ago) link

See that Mel Torme has already been mentioned, didn't even think about Sheila E. but yeah of course D'oh! Have been wondering if Morris Day should count.

Wrecka Stow Ralph (James Redd and the Blecchs), Saturday, 7 May 2016 06:27 (seven years ago) link

eight months pass...

Birth Control (terrible band)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qev6mjO1sjE

Eats like Elvis, shits like De Niro (Tom D.), Friday, 20 January 2017 00:20 (seven years ago) link

^ BERND NOSKE dr, voc

Eats like Elvis, shits like De Niro (Tom D.), Friday, 20 January 2017 00:22 (seven years ago) link

King Fowley of Deceased:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=neaE17-V8aI

Don Van Gorp, midwest regional VP, marketing (誤訳侮辱), Friday, 20 January 2017 02:48 (seven years ago) link

two months pass...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c8Wf1ZJER1Q

Bill Teeters (Tom D.), Sunday, 26 March 2017 23:12 (seven years ago) link

Panda Bear

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v71PA3l0SeY

flappy bird, Sunday, 26 March 2017 23:21 (seven years ago) link

I don't see anybody playing drums there. Or singing.

Bill Teeters (Tom D.), Sunday, 26 March 2017 23:27 (seven years ago) link

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jh7zM3L3uj4

flappy bird, Sunday, 26 March 2017 23:35 (seven years ago) link

Uncalled for tbh.

Bill Teeters (Tom D.), Sunday, 26 March 2017 23:42 (seven years ago) link

Georgia Hubley from Yo La Tengo (the band was mentioned upthread), one of my favourite female voices in rock music, one example with Tortoise:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y6tpg_FmsiU

it's the distortion, stupid! (alex in mainhattan), Monday, 27 March 2017 11:34 (seven years ago) link

When I think of singing drummers I first think of Gil Moore of Triumph
But apparently I am the only one.

DarkSinistar, Monday, 27 March 2017 14:11 (seven years ago) link

Jen Twynn Payne is lead vocalist and drummer for The Courtneys, a Vancouver band.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aM_ekGGg6f0

Handsome Bookor, Wednesday, 29 March 2017 22:52 (seven years ago) link


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