# Lead singers who are drummers

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lead-singers-who-are-drummers/414571>\
**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Created:** [August 6, 2007, 3:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lead-singers-who-are-drummers/414571 "2007-08-06T03:25:27Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 8\
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**Author:** ![BaneSidhe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/c5a1d2/32.png) [@BaneSidhe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BaneSidhe)\
**Post date:** [August 6, 2007, 1:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lead-singers-who-are-drummers/414571/21 "2007-08-06T13:16:52Z")

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Didn’t the drummer from Night Ranger sing a couple songs, plus didn’t one of the drummers from Chicago do the same?

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**Author:** ![Johnny\_Hildo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/bbce88/32.png) [@Johnny\_Hildo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_Hildo)\
**Post date:** [August 6, 2007, 4:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lead-singers-who-are-drummers/414571/22 "2007-08-06T16:26:24Z")

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[QUOTE=BaneSidhe]  
Didn’t the drummer from Night Ranger sing a couple songs,  
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If my memories of the “Sister Christian” video are correct, yes.

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**Author:** ![bordelond](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bordelond/32/150_2.png) [@bordelond](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bordelond)\
**Post date:** [August 6, 2007, 5:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lead-singers-who-are-drummers/414571/23 "2007-08-06T17:10:57Z")

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[QUOTE=Johnny Hildo]  
If my memories of the “Sister Christian” video are correct, yes.  
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Kelly Keagy was the drummer for NR … he sang several songs for them.

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**Author:** ![Typo\_Negative](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/typo_negative/32/484_2.png) [@Typo\_Negative](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Typo_Negative)\
**Post date:** [August 6, 2007, 5:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lead-singers-who-are-drummers/414571/24 "2007-08-06T17:30:15Z")

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Gil Moore of **Triumph** sang about half their songs…really, really badly.

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**Author:** ![xizor](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/xizor/32/102_2.png) [@xizor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/xizor)\
**Post date:** [August 6, 2007, 7:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lead-singers-who-are-drummers/414571/25 "2007-08-06T19:11:32Z")

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The drummer from the Romantics sang lead in "_What I Like About You_ ", at least according to the video.

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**Author:** ![Nametag](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/nametag/32/406_2.png) [@Nametag](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nametag)\
**Post date:** [August 6, 2007, 8:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lead-singers-who-are-drummers/414571/26 "2007-08-06T20:01:52Z")

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“Country Dick” Montana of The Beat Farmers…

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**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\
**Post date:** [August 6, 2007, 8:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lead-singers-who-are-drummers/414571/27 "2007-08-06T20:10:06Z")

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[QUOTE=jayjay]  
Gosh! I didn’t even know MacArthur could drum!  
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Truman fired him because his syncopation sucked.

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**Author:** ![OneCentStamp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/13edae/32.png) [@OneCentStamp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OneCentStamp)\
**Post date:** [August 6, 2007, 9:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lead-singers-who-are-drummers/414571/28 "2007-08-06T21:03:45Z")

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Dan Beehler from Exciter.

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