1
Teddy Pendergrass
(Singer)
20
4
Birthdate: March 26, 1950
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Kingstree, South Carolina, USA
Died: January 13, 2010
2
Questlove
(Musician)
22
5
Birthdate: January 20, 1971
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
3
Anderson Paak
(Singer)
14
3
Birthdate: February 8, 1986
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Oxnard, California, U.S.
4
DJ Quik
(Rapper)
15
3
Birthdate: January 18, 1970
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Compton, California, USA
5
Art Blakey
(Drummer)
12
2
Birthdate: October 11, 1919
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Pittsburgh Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Died: October 16, 1990
6
Earl Palmer
(American drummer)
7
1
Birthdate: October 25, 1924
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: New Orleans, Louisiana, United States
Died: September 19, 2008
7
Max Roach
(Musician)
11
2
Birthdate: January 10, 1924
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Pasquotank County, North Carolina, U.S.
Died: August 16, 2007
8
Jeffrey Osborne
(Singer-songwriter)
11
2
Birthdate: March 9, 1948
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Providence, Rhode Island, U.S.
9
Tony Allen
(Drummer)
2
0
Birthdate: July 20, 1940
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Lagos, Nigeria
Died: April 30, 2020
10
Chester Thompson
(Drummer Best Known for His Tenures with Frank Zappa & The Mothers of Invention)
11
2
Birthdate: December 11, 1948
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Baltimore, Maryland, United States
11
Tony Thompson
(Drummer)
3
0
Birthdate: November 15, 1954
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: New York, New York, United States
Died: November 12, 2003
12
Billy Cobham
(Drummer)
3
0
Birthdate: May 16, 1944
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Colón, Panama
13
Carter Beauford
(Drummer, Musician)
3
0
Birthdate: November 2, 1958
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Charlottesville, Virginia, United States
14
Bernard Purdie
(Drummer)
2
0
Birthdate: June 11, 1939
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Elkton, Maryland, United States
15
Philly Joe Jones
(American drummer)
9
2
Birthdate: July 15, 1923
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, US
Died: August 30, 1985
16
Babatunde Olatunji
(Musician, Percussionist)
8
2
Birthdate: April 7, 1927
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Ajido
Died: April 6, 2003
17
Jimmy Cobb
(Drummer, Jazz musician)
3
1
Birthdate: January 20, 1929
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Washington, D.C., United States
Died: May 24, 2020
18
Awilo Longomba
(Musician)
1
0
Birthdate: May 5, 1962
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo
19
Harvey Mason
(Drummer Who Is Member of the Band Fourplay)
7
1
Birthdate: February 22, 1947
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States
20
John Blackwell
(Jazz musician)
4
1
Birthdate: September 9, 1973
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Columbia, South Carolina, United States
Died: July 4, 2017
21
Charley Drayton
(Multi-instrumentalist and producer, known primarily as a drummer)
5
1
Birthdate: May 9, 1965
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: New York, New York, United States
22
Earl Hudson
(Drummer)
2
0
Birthdate: December 17, 1957
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Alabama, United States
23
Cozy Cole
(Drummer)
5
1
Birthdate: October 17, 1909
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: East Orange, New Jersey, United States
Died: January 9, 1981
24
Chris Dave
(Musician)
3
0
Birthdate: November 8, 1973
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Houston, Texas, United States
25
Rashied Ali
(Jazz drummer)
4
1
Birthdate: July 1, 1933
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
Died: August 12, 2009
26
Earl Young
(Drummer)
2
0
Birthdate: June 2, 1940
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
27
Fred Below
(Drummer)
2
0
Birthdate: September 6, 1926
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Chicago, Illinois, United States
Died: August 13, 1988
28
Jerome Brailey
(Drummer, Songwriter)
2
0
Birthdate: August 20, 1950
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Richmond, Virginia, United States
29
Ed Blackwell
(Drummer)
3
1
Birthdate: October 10, 1929
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: New Orleans, Louisiana, United States
Died: October 7, 1992
30
Pete La Roca
(Jazz Drummer)
3
1
Birthdate: April 7, 1938
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: New York City, New York, United States
Died: November 20, 2012
31
Ziggy Modeliste
(Drummer)
3
0
Birthdate: December 28, 1948
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: New Orleans, Louisiana, United States
32
Mamady Keïta
(Drummer specialized in the goblet-shaped hand drum called djembe)
3
1
Birthdate: August 1, 1950
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Balandougou, Guinea
Died: June 21, 2021
33
Doudou N'Diaye Rose
(Drummer)
3
1
Birthdate: July 28, 1930
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Dakar, Senegal
Died: August 19, 2015
34
Lloyd Knibb
(Jamaican Drummer Known for His Contribution to the Development of the Rhythm of the Ska)
3
1
Birthdate: March 8, 1931
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Kingston, Jamaica
Died: May 12, 2011
Lloyd Knibb was a Jamaican drummer and master percussionist best remembered for his contributions to every style of Jamaica's popular and unpopular musical forms, including nyabinghi, jazz, rock steady, and reggae. He is also remembered for playing an important role in the development of ska. Lloyd Knibb is widely regarded as the most influential and important modern drummer in Jamaica.
35
Asadata Dafora
(Musician)
2
0
Birthdate: August 4, 1890
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Freetown, British Sierra Leone
Died: March 4, 1965
36
Latyr Sy
(Singer, Drummer)
2
0
Birthdate: September 12, 1972
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Gorée, Dakar, Senegal
37
Muluken Melesse
(Singer)
3
1
Birthdate: 1954 AD
Birthplace: Ethiopia
38
Johnny Watson
(Musician)
3
0
Birthdate: February 3, 1935
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Houston, Texas, United States
Died: May 17, 1996
39
Steve Nisbett
(Drummer)
1
0
Birthdate: March 15, 1948
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Nevis, Saint Kitts and Nevis
Died: January 18, 2018
40
Reg Isidore
(Rock drummer best known for his work with Robin Trower)
1
0
Birthdate: April 4, 1949
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Aruba
Died: March 22, 2009
