How to Use on drums in a Sentence

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  • And the two things that are new are Paul’s bass and me on drums.
    — Chris Willman, Variety, 7 July 2023
  • As has been the case for much of the past few years, John Douglas filled in for Joey Kramer on drums.
    — Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 10 Apr. 2024
  • Kurstin who also played bass on the song, which features Joey Waronker on drums.
    — Emily Zemler, Rolling Stone, 5 Jan. 2024
  • White is best known for his work on drums in the Dirty Three, which just released their first album in 12 years.
    — Spin Staff, SPIN, 16 July 2024
  • Burgess, who said at the time that his drink had been spiked, was later replaced on drums by Phil Rudd.
    — Sarah Parvini, Los Angeles Times, 16 Dec. 2023
  • Burkot, the group’s musical core, thrashed away on drums and keyboard.
    — Sebastian Smee, Washington Post, 16 Dec. 2022
  • Going back a bit, how did Don Brewer wind up joining the band on drums?
    — Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 15 Mar. 2024
  • That version of the band also boasted Matt Ross on bass and Jim Kolachek on drums.
    — Matt Wake | [email protected], al, 11 Apr. 2023
  • He got rid of the drummer in the band and the keyboard player in the band, and brought in Nicky Hopkins on piano and Rick Marotta on drums.
    — Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 16 May 2023
  • Blair Cunningham, who joined the band on drums in 1981, couldn't make this tour because of health concerns.
    — Ed Masley, The Arizona Republic, 15 Aug. 2024
  • The rest of the troupe was on point all night long, led by the outstanding work of founding members Roger Steen on guitar and Prairie Prince on drums.
    — Jim Harrington, The Mercury News, 8 Mar. 2024
  • Mila was placed on drums because her hands were not big enough to handle a guitar.
    — Diep Tran, NBC News, 30 Sep. 2022
  • There was only one problem — Cox, Six, and Fitzgerald couldn’t find anyone who could live up to him on drums.
    — Elisabeth Garber-Paul, Rolling Stone, 6 Sep. 2023
  • About halfway through the video, the pair is seen playing instruments back-to-back with Lavigne on keys and Sun on drums.
    — Skyler Caruso, Peoplemag, 22 Feb. 2023
  • The secret sauce was Christopher Allis and Jason Chesney on drums and bass.
    — Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 19 Nov. 2023
  • That is actually John’s voice, Paul’s voice and bass playing, George on rhythm guitar and me on drums.
    — Chris Willman, Variety, 7 July 2023
  • The Hawks also included Levon Helm on drums; by 1961, the other future members of the Band were also in the fold.
    — Jim Farber, New York Times, 10 Aug. 2023
  • By 1999, the band had renamed itself Nickelback and had Ryan Vikedal playing on drums.
    — Brianne Tracy, Peoplemag, 18 Nov. 2022
  • The men came together for a series of classics, with Dave Grohl joining them on drums later in their set.
    — Kate Hogan, Peoplemag, 28 Sep. 2022
  • The latter added a bass line to a recording that featured Watts on drums, effectively reuniting the Some Girls lineup of the band.
    — Kory Grow, Rolling Stone, 28 Sep. 2023
  • Rounding out the band—which started when the youngest Followill was just 15—is Jared’s oldest brother, Nathan, on drums, and their cousin Matthew on guitar.
    — Gen Handley, SPIN, 10 May 2024
  • Is Yours this week, with a four-piece live lineup that includes Wuerker on guitar, bass, and sample pad, and their friend Shawn Durham on drums and guitar.
    — Simon Vozick-Levinson, Rolling Stone, 14 June 2022
  • Anyone who’s been to a Haim concert knows just how hilarious the trio is, with Alana and Este trading one-liners as Danielle took charge on drums.
    — Patrick Ryan, USA TODAY, 10 June 2023
  • As Grohl pummeled through the track on drums and Kurstin tapped into the song’s complex layers on the keys, Black took on vocal duties in his passionate fan-first style.
    — Selena Fragassi, SPIN, 24 Dec. 2022
  • From age 14, Flip cycled through several bands of all genres on drums: a rock band, a prog metal band, a pop girl group, a funk rock band, and even a wedding band that helped make ends meet.
    — Tomás Mier, Rolling Stone, 2 Aug. 2023
  • But 100% Sahara Guitar marks the first time the quartet—three brothers on guitar and bass, a close family friend on drums—have entered a proper studio.
    — Reed Jackson, SPIN, 19 Sep. 2024
  • Mel Taylor on drums and Gerry McGee on yet another guitar rounded out the group, which found a niche in instrumental tracks.
    — NBC News, 24 Jan. 2022
  • Burgess was ultimately replaced on drums by Phil Rudd, but briefly returned for a handful of gigs in 1975 when the latter was nursing a hand injury sustained in a fight.
    — Jonathan Cohen, SPIN, 16 Dec. 2023
  • The band’s current lineup also includes his brother Samuel on drums and his sister Vanessa on vocals.
    — Alex Williams, BostonGlobe.com, 1 June 2023
  • Edwyn Collins, the band’s witty, winsome crooner, asked Manyika to audition on drums.
    — Andrew Holter, Rolling Stone, 15 July 2023

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