# Let's list all the DRUMMER lead singers in rock 'n' roll **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [October 26, 2004, 5:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-list-all-the-drummer-lead-singers-in-rock-n-roll/271268 "2004-10-26T17:43:20Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![MrJones](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/eb9ed0/32.png) [@MrJones](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MrJones)\ **Post date:** [October 26, 2004, 5:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-list-all-the-drummer-lead-singers-in-rock-n-roll/271268/1 "2004-10-26T17:43:20Z")
The singing bassists thread gave me the idea. I can think of four off the top of my head: Phil Collins (when he was still with Genesis right after Peter Gabriel left) Levon Helm from The Band The lead singer of Night Ranger, whose name escapes me Sheila E. There must be more. ---
**Author:** ![MrJones](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/eb9ed0/32.png) [@MrJones](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MrJones)\ **Post date:** [October 26, 2004, 5:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-list-all-the-drummer-lead-singers-in-rock-n-roll/271268/2 "2004-10-26T17:44:33Z")
> [@MrJones](#): > > The singing bassists thread gave me the idea. I can think of four off the top of my head: > > Phil Collins (when he was still with Genesis right after Peter Gabriel left) > Levon Helm from The Band > The lead singer of Night Ranger, whose name escapes me > Sheila E. > > There must be more. And how could I forget Ringo Starr? ---
**Author:** ![AncientHumanoid](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ancienthumanoid/32/278_2.png) [@AncientHumanoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AncientHumanoid)\ **Post date:** [October 26, 2004, 5:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-list-all-the-drummer-lead-singers-in-rock-n-roll/271268/3 "2004-10-26T17:49:47Z")
Don Henley - Eagles Andre Simone ---
**Author:** ![Superdude](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/superdude/32/13450_2.png) [@Superdude](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Superdude)\ **Post date:** [October 26, 2004, 6:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-list-all-the-drummer-lead-singers-in-rock-n-roll/271268/4 "2004-10-26T18:00:50Z")
Night Ranger’s drummer is/was Kelly Keagy. He shared singing duties with bassist Jack Blades. ---
**Author:** ![UrbanChic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/9dc877/32.png) [@UrbanChic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/UrbanChic)\ **Post date:** [October 26, 2004, 6:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-list-all-the-drummer-lead-singers-in-rock-n-roll/271268/5 "2004-10-26T18:27:09Z")
Dave Grohl belongs in here somewhere. ---
**Author:** ![Otto](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/bbe5ce/32.png) [@Otto](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Otto)\ **Post date:** [October 26, 2004, 6:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-list-all-the-drummer-lead-singers-in-rock-n-roll/271268/6 "2004-10-26T18:36:54Z")
Karen Carpenter. ---
**Author:** ![Ass\_For\_A\_Hat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ec9cab/32.png) [@Ass\_For\_A\_Hat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ass_For_A_Hat)\ **Post date:** [October 26, 2004, 6:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-list-all-the-drummer-lead-singers-in-rock-n-roll/271268/7 "2004-10-26T18:38:43Z")
Grant Hart of Husker Du. ---
**Author:** ![pravnik](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/8edcca/32.png) [@pravnik](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pravnik)\ **Post date:** [October 26, 2004, 6:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-list-all-the-drummer-lead-singers-in-rock-n-roll/271268/8 "2004-10-26T18:39:27Z")
Jimmy Marinos, the Romantics Terry Bozzio, lead vocals with Zappa occassionally ---
**Author:** ![RealityChuck](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/realitychuck/32/195_2.png) [@RealityChuck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RealityChuck)\ **Post date:** [October 26, 2004, 6:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-list-all-the-drummer-lead-singers-in-rock-n-roll/271268/9 "2004-10-26T18:40:57Z")
Mickey Dolenz 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![gooti](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/eb8c5e/32.png) [@gooti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gooti)\ **Post date:** [October 26, 2004, 6:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-list-all-the-drummer-lead-singers-in-rock-n-roll/271268/10 "2004-10-26T18:48:08Z")
Jimmy Marinos of The Romantics. ---
**Author:** ![AncientHumanoid](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ancienthumanoid/32/278_2.png) [@AncientHumanoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AncientHumanoid)\ **Post date:** [October 26, 2004, 6:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-list-all-the-drummer-lead-singers-in-rock-n-roll/271268/11 "2004-10-26T18:48:16Z")
> [@RealityChuck](#): > > Mickey Dolenz 🙂 I’m a believer! ---
**Author:** ![gooti](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/eb8c5e/32.png) [@gooti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gooti)\ **Post date:** [October 26, 2004, 6:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-list-all-the-drummer-lead-singers-in-rock-n-roll/271268/12 "2004-10-26T18:50:56Z")
:smack: Took too long to answer. ---
**Author:** ![fishbicycle](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/aeb1de/32.png) [@fishbicycle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fishbicycle)\ **Post date:** [October 26, 2004, 6:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-list-all-the-drummer-lead-singers-in-rock-n-roll/271268/13 "2004-10-26T18:57:25Z")
Pete Rivera of Rare Earth was their drummer and lead singer. ---
**Author:** ![Loach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/loach/32/350_2.png) [@Loach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Loach)\ **Post date:** [October 26, 2004, 7:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-list-all-the-drummer-lead-singers-in-rock-n-roll/271268/14 "2004-10-26T19:22:50Z")
Gil Moore of Triumph switched off with Rik Emmett for lead vocals. ---
**Author:** ![amarinth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/3be4f8/32.png) [@amarinth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/amarinth)\ **Post date:** [October 26, 2004, 11:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-list-all-the-drummer-lead-singers-in-rock-n-roll/271268/15 "2004-10-26T23:15:29Z")
Steven Tyler ---
**Author:** ![Bill\_H](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/a5b964/32.png) [@Bill\_H](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bill_H)\ **Post date:** [October 26, 2004, 11:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-list-all-the-drummer-lead-singers-in-rock-n-roll/271268/16 "2004-10-26T23:36:14Z")
Country Dick Montana of the Beat Farmers ---
**Author:** ![sugaree](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/cc9497/32.png) [@sugaree](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sugaree)\ **Post date:** [October 26, 2004, 11:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-list-all-the-drummer-lead-singers-in-rock-n-roll/271268/17 "2004-10-26T23:46:33Z")
Fishman from Phish does some singing. ---
**Author:** ![RealityChuck](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/realitychuck/32/195_2.png) [@RealityChuck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RealityChuck)\ **Post date:** [October 26, 2004, 11:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-list-all-the-drummer-lead-singers-in-rock-n-roll/271268/18 "2004-10-26T23:46:55Z")
Robert Wyatt of [Soft Machine](http://perso.club-internet.fr/calyx/softmachine/) did all their vocals (once he left the group, they played only instrumentals). He later did vocals for Matching Mole and had a successful solo career, including a British hit single with “I’m a Believer” ( **NoClueBoy** , thanks for the reminder). ---
**Author:** ![wolf\_meister](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wolf_meister/32/15202_2.png) [@wolf\_meister](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wolf_meister)\ **Post date:** [October 27, 2004, 1:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-list-all-the-drummer-lead-singers-in-rock-n-roll/271268/19 "2004-10-27T01:10:05Z")
Gary Lewis of “Gary Lewis and the Playboys” Also, wasn’t Dave Clark of the Dave Clark Five the drummer and the lead singer? And people say I ain’t got no cultcha !!! ---
**Author:** ![Misnomer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/misnomer/32/14897_2.png) [@Misnomer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Misnomer)\ **Post date:** [October 27, 2004, 2:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-list-all-the-drummer-lead-singers-in-rock-n-roll/271268/20 "2004-10-27T02:25:11Z")
Fred LeBlanc of [Cowboy Mouth](http://www.cowboymouth.com). The band even has a song in praise of drummers…I thought _my_ old band was the only band with a song in praise of drummers! 😉 [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-list-all-the-drummer-lead-singers-in-rock-n-roll/271268.md?page=2)