I've seen most of them and by far the two that stand out are Neil Peart of Rush and Ceasar Z. of Golden Earring. For non-rock I would say it's a no brainer with Buddy Rich.
Weim boy, I doubt that you would make the Buddy Rich comment if you had ever seen him perform. Did you ever see him perform? Without any doubt, Rich was and will forever be the greatest. Simply untouchable!!!
Hellerfi jogged my memory of seeing Buddy Rich on the Johnny Carson show several times- he wasn't a rocker but he was one of the greatest drummers that ever lived (quite possibly the greatest).
When the thread said Rock Drummers I did not include other genres, but I must tip my hat to the greatest soul r&b drummer of all time (former James Brown drummer Jabo Starks "pronounced jab-o." His incredible riffs and beats have been sampled and copied so many times that they are taken for granted as every day beats- but he started the funk and soul beats we hear now and in the past.
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