Steve Gadd
![steve gadd the session drummer](../hompage/gadd.jpg)
Started playing drums at
the age of three, sat in with Dizzy Gillespie when he was 11 and, after
extensive study and a stint in the Army, Gadd became an important studio
drummer
Simon Philips
![Simon Philips Drummers Unlimited](../hompage/phily.jpg)
An innovative, aggressive
drummer, Simon Phillips embarked on his musical career at an early age.
He showed affinity for the drums quickly — beginning with a toy drum kit at
age four, moving on to a snare and cymbal set at six; by age 12.
Bernard Purdie
![Bernard Purdie the most recorded drummer, apearing on over 4000 albums.](../hompage/pur.jpg)
The most recorded drummer,
apearing on over 4000 albums in his 57 year carea.
Buddy Rich
![Buddy Rich the greatest drummer of all time.](../hompage/budrick.jpg)
By the age of 11, Buddy
Rich was the second highest paid child star in the world, after Jackie
Coogan, and he toured throughout the United States with his own showband.
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