38. Steve Jordan
Another American drummer, Jordan is also a musical director, producer and songwriter. He served as a member of the bands for television shows Saturday Night Live and Late Night with David Letterman in the 70s and 80s. Jordan was also a member of Eye Witness which formed together in the early 80s. On the 5th August, it was declared that Jordan was going to replace Rolling Stones drummer Charlie Watts on their September 2021 tour. Jordan became an honorary member of Stevie Wonder’s band WonderLove as a teenager and soon developed further into a versatile performer equally skilled in extemporaneous jazz fusion as well as sparse, straightforward, soulful rock.
38. Steve Jordan
37. Mick Avory
An English musician born in 1944, he is best known for his role as longtime drummer for British rock band, the Kinks. He remained with the band for a 20 year period between ’64 and ’84. He only left after creative differences with guitarist, Dave Davies. As Kinks’ Frontman Ray Davies matured as a songwriter, Avory would emerge as one of the Sixties more quietly innovative drummers. “I don’t know if Ray’s writing blended into my way of playing or if I blended into the way he was writing”, he revealed. He began playing with The Kast Off Kinks in 1996 and has played with them ever since.
37. Mick Avory