Great musicians who should have been famous except....


I'm throwing this out there as an example. My 16 yr old aspiring drummer son asked me if I had anything in the vinyl collection tonight... apparently the U Tube video tutorials finally got boring. He is really good and practices non stop but it was refreshing when he asked about ideas for sound. In a moment of 30 years past clarity I put on the B side of Van Halen 1984… Is Alex Van Halen the most under rated rock drummer of all time? And is there a better lead in to ANY rock vinyl side than that???
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Elvin Jones, Philly Joe Jones, 
Jack DeJohnette. There is one big difference...DeJohnette got paid very well.

If anyone ever makes it down to the low country try to get a seat for the second set at Jazz Corner when Deas Guys play. Chris Russell keeps time with anyone.
What do you call a drummer that breaks up with his girlfriend?
Homeless.

Sorry...couldn't resist.
Elvin Jones, Philly Joe Jones,
Jack DeJohnette. There is one big difference...DeJohnette got paid very well.

Sadly, yes. DeJohnette lived long enough.