Ringo Starr. Charlie Watts. John Bonham. Hal Blaine. Moe Tucker. Dave Grohl. Lars Ulrich. Meg White. Tony Thompson. Questlove. Karen Carpenter. Sam Lay.

The list goes on.

This hour, a look at the backbone (and the backbeat) of rock and roll: the drummer.

GUESTS:

• Jim Chapdelaine: An Emmy-winning musician and a patient advocate for people with rare cancers
• John Lingan: The author, most recently, of Backbeats: A History of Rock and Roll in Fifteen Drummers
• Molly Sayles: A percussionist and music educator and the Official Drummer of The Colin McEnroe Show

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