R.I.P Taylor Hawkins

 The drummer of the Foo Fighters has passed away at the age of 50. Confirmed by the band and numerous media reports. Cause of death hasn't been revealed. 

In this clip the Foo Fighters are joined by John Paul Jones and Jimmy Page of Led Zeppelin. Dave Grohl plays drum and Taylor gets to front the band on "Rock and Roll."

Here Taylor does a drum solo...

The Foo Fighters "The Pretender"

The news was shocking. I had fallen asleep earlier and woke up to the sad news. The drummer will be missed by fans, friends, his band and family may he rest in peace.

R.I.P Neil Peart

Opening up my tribute post with Neil Peart doing what he was known for, which was drumming.  This solo was from an appearance on the David Letterman Show in 2011.

In case you hadn't heard the news Neil Peart passed away from brain cancer at the age of 67. Neil was the drummer for Rush.

Rush "Tom Sawyer"

"Fly By Night"

Neil Peart is regarded as being one of the top drummers in rock history.  He is a Rock and Roll Hall of Famer, named to Modern Drummer magazine Hall of Fame in 1983. In that magazine he has been named Best Rock Drummer 9 times. In Drum! magazine he was named drummer of the year 2007 through 2010. He will be missed by his family, bandmates, and fans.