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Your complete resource to info on the most famous drummers in the world. This page contains everyone who's anyone with a last name beginning in the letter H.
Skip
Hadden
Skip is a drummer, clincian, educator, and author who has worked with many
of the finest musicians in the business including John Abercrombie, Lou Donaldson,
Eddie Gomez, Joe Lovano, Dewey Redman, Jimmy Smith, Sonny Stitt, Wayne Shorter
and Josef Zawinul. He has also recorded with Weather Report. In addition, Skip
has been a professor of percussion at Berklee School of Music in Boston since
1982.
Click the above link for more on Skip at his Official Web site. Click the following for a sample of his performance at the Cape Breton International Drum Festival 2005.
Wolfgang
Haffner
Wolfgang's discography, courtesy ArtistDirect.com.
Omar
Hakim
He has worked with Madonna, David Sanborn, Sting, Dire Straits, Mariah
Carey, Miles Davis, David Bowie, and others. Check out the brief bio and
his drum setup, compliments of Pearl Corporation.
Foreststorn
"Chico" Hamilton
With a first name like that, you know why everyone calls him Chico. From
his first recording with Billie Holiday in 1941, up to his latest "Secret
Place of Thunder" in 2000, Chico continues to keep on keepin' on.
This site contains tour info, bio, photos, reviews, and even selected
tracks from Chico's albums in MP3, courtesy of JoyousShout.com.
Lionel
Hampton
Born: April 20, 1908. Died: August 21, 2002. Lionel was a flashy, incredibly
swinging musician whether he was behind a set of vibes of drums. Check
out his Bio and Discography at the University of
Idaho link above. And for Lionel in action, see Tiger Bill's
Review of the Hudson Music DVD Lionel
Hampton: Jazz Legend - King of the Vibes.
Jake
Hanna
Here's a story on Jake, who has worked many jazz greats including Woody
Herman, Harry James, Marian McPartland, Toshiko Akiyoshi, Count Basie,
Duke Ellington, Tony Bennett, and Bing Crosby. Courtesy of The Sacramento
Bee.
Thom
Hannum
A percussion clinician best known for his work with the DCI World Champion
Cadets of Bergen County and Star of Indiana. Learn more about Thom at
the above link, courtesy of Zildjian.com. Also, check out Thom's Mobile
Percussion Seminar Web site.
Buddy
Harmon
Bio of Nashville session drummer, courtesy of Countrypolitan.com.
Haskell
Harr
Born: 1894. Died: 1986. Although better known as an author, percussionist
Harr was also an active performer and educator. Click the above link for
info on Haskell from the PAS Hall of Fame, who inducted him in 1972. Click
here
for more on Harr.
Beaver
Harris
Avante Garde drummer who worked with Horace Silver, Benny Golson, Marion
Brown, Albert Ayler, Gato Barbieri, Roswell Rudd, Archie Shepp, Dave Burrell
and many others.
Joe
Harris
Bio and partial discography of Joe Harris, who worked with such greats
as Dizzy Gillespie, Billy Eckstine, Erroll Garner, Lester Young, James
Moody, and more.
Billy
Hart
Born: November 29, 1940. Billy has worked with Shirley Horn, McCoy Tyner,
Herbie Hancock, Jimmy Smith, Stan Getz, Pharoah Sanders, and many more.
Mickey
Hart
Official Web site of ex-Grateful Dead drummer Mickey Hart, who now works
with his own band. Includes tour dates, interviews, and everything Mickey
has been up to since his dead-head days. Also, an interview
with Mickey from September 1996, courtesy of Hotwired.
Sib Hashian
If you know of a good link for Sib, drummer with the band Boston, please
click
here to email it to us.
Steve
Hass
Steve's at home playing with Art Garfunkel, Billy Joel, George Benson,
Ravi Coltrane Group, or The Manhattan Transfer. Check out his cool Official
Web site, includes MP3s.
Fritz
Hauser
Drummer/percussionist/composer who has performed all over the world. This
is his Official Web site. Here's another discography
and brief bio.
Roger
Hawkins
Born: October 16, 1945. Click the above link for the bio of the drummer
who has worked with many artists including Aretha Franklin, Wilson Pickett,
Paul Simon, Leon Russell, Cher, Bob Seger, Eddie Rabbitt, Rod Stewart,
Willie Nelson, Joe Cocker, and, of course, Steve Winwood and Traffic.
Here's a discography
of some of Roger's work..
Scotty
Hawkins
Country drummer Hawkins has worked with some of the greatest country talent
of all time, including Dottie West and Reba McEntire. Check out the brief
bio and drum setup, courtesy of Pearl.
Louis
Hayes
Hayes has worked with many of the greatest names in jazz, such as Yusef
Lateef, Horace Silver, Cannonball Adderley, Oscar Peterson, John Coltrane,
Sonny Rollins, J.J. Johnson, Jackie McLean, Wes Montgomery, Cedar Walton,
Dexter Gordon, Woody Shaw, George Benson, Freddie Hubbard, Joe Henderson,
McCoy Tyner, and others. View his bio, discography, equipment setup, and
even send an email to the man himself, compliments of JazzCorner.com.
Roy
Haynes
Born: March 13, 1925. Brief bio, compliments of the Europe Jazz Network.
I had the opportunity to play double drums with Roy in a concert back
in 1978, where he endorsed my book on Double Bass drumming. A great guy
and a terrific talent. He can cook with the best of them.
Richie
Hayward
Drummer/Singer for the band Little Feat since 1969. Click the above link
for Richie's official Web site and see LittleFeat.net for
more.
J.
C. Heard
Born: October 8, 1917 Died: September 27, 1988. JC was an influential swing
drummer
who
played
with
many
of
the
most
important
musicians in jazz from the 1930's until his death.
Albert
Tootie Heath
Albert, the younger brother of Percy and Jimmy Heath, has worked with
greats like John Coltrane, J.J. Johnson, Cedar Walton, Bobby Timmons,
Kenny Drew, Dexter Gordon, Herbie Hancock, and others. He also took the
drum chair with the Modern Jazz Quartet when Connie Kay passed away. Here's
a bio and discography, courtesy of ArtistDirect.com.
Levon
Helm
Born: May 26, 1942. Levon's main claim to fame is as longtime drummer/singer
for the Band. View his bio, discography, videos, and books at The Band's
Web site.
August
"Gus" Helmecke
There is currently very little info on the Web about Helmecke, the bass
drum virtuoso with John Phillip Sousa's Band. The above link contains
a photo and a brief blurb. And you can click here
for more scattered info on Gus his role in Sousa's Band.
Don
Henley
Born: July 22, 1947. Like Phil Collins, he has it all: Drumming, writing,
singing, and a successful solo career. He offers some interesting insights
in this interview by Robert Santelli. Courtesy of Bishop's Drum Shop.
Joey
Heredia
Lots of info on the Latin/Fusion/Salsa drummer, from his Official Web
site.
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Whether playing Jazz with McCoy Tyner or Rock with Steve Winwood, this versatile drummer is always exciting. Click on the above link for an interview with El Negro, from Modern Drummer Magazine. At the end of the article, you can check out the rest of El Negro's official Web site.
Raymond
Herrera
Ex-Fear Factory drummer speaks out in an interview courtesy of Blistering.com.
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One of the world's greatest congueros, Giovanni has played with such notables as Dizzy Gillespie, Tito Puente, Art Blakey, Michel Camilo, Ruben Blades, Peter Gabriel, Carlos Santana, Mickey Hart's Planet Drum ensemble, Bruce Hornsby, Sammy Hagar, Joan Osborne, and Paul Simon. He has also recorded his own albums as bandleader. From the excellent site congahead.com.
Billy
Higgins
Born: October 11, 1936. Died: May 4, 2001. Tasty. That's how I'd define
Higgin's drumming and composing. He has worked with jazz greats from Sonny
Rollins to Wayne Shorter. Learn all about Billy, courtesy of AllAboutJazz.com.
Hip
Pickles
A unique drumming trio that also blends singing, choreography, and audience
participation into the act. Made up of Chet
Doboe and John Doboe.
Jon
Hiseman
Formed the band Colosseum, which was one of the early Jazz/Rock fusion
bands. Later, it evolved into a more hard rock format when David ‘Clem’ Clempson
and Chris Farlowe joined. The band remains highly regarded in Europe
if largely unrecognized in the US. Here's a discography.
Rodney
Holmes
A multi-Grammy winning artist, Rodney has worked with Paul Bourelly, Victor
Bailey, Joe Zawinul, Brecker Brothers (on their 1994 Grammy winning album
"Out of the Loop"), Wayne Shorter, Larry and Julian Coryell,
Santana, and others. Check out his Official Web site.
Steve
Houghton
I first met Steve in 1979, when he was new to the Los Angeles scene.
I had just gotten there myself and he'd call me to sub for him whenever
he was overbooked, which was quite often. Steve is a great musician
and does it all.
Daniel
Humair
Born: May 23, 1938. Daniel has not only worked with many greats over the
years, but has his own trio and is the suthor of Drum Book. Check out
this European jazz drummer's Official Web site.
Ralph
Humphrey
Here's some info on the session drummer, courtesy of WorkingDrummer.com.
Gary
Husband
Gary is equally at home composing or playing drums, keyboards, or guitar.
Check out his Official Web site.
Zakir
Hussain
This classical tabla virtuoso is one of the most influential percussionists
in the world music movement. He has performed with India's greatest classical
musicians plus John McLaughlin, Mickey Hart, George Harrison, Joe Henderson,
Van Morrison, Tito Puente, Pharoah Sanders, Billy Cobham, and many others.
Check out his bio, courtesy of eyeneer.com. And don't miss his interview,
from Innerviews.org.
Greg
Hutchinson
Here's a bio for Greg, who replaced Jeff Hamilton in Ray Brown's trio.and
has worked with a number of jazz greats.
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