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Gene Krupa

John Bonham - Neil Peart - Split

The drummer so good that even John Bonham and Neil Peart bowed down

A jazz legend.

Reuben Cross
Aug 7, 2025
John Bonham - Border - Far Out Magazine

The drummer who became John Bonham’s “God”

Icon.

Arun Starkey
Aug 6, 2025
John Bonham - Led Zepplin - Drummer - 1976

John Bonham’s five favourite drummers: “Gene Krupa was God”

Quite the line-up.

Jack Whatley
Dec 11, 2024
Buddy Rich - 1946 - Drummer

Five drummers who think Buddy Rich was the greatest of all time

The pure power behind that swing.

Tim Coffman
Jul 15, 2024
Keith Richards - The Rolling Stones - 2010s

Keith Richards’ favourite drummers of all time: “Without it, you’re kind of nowhere”

The greatest names in the game.

Jack Whatley
May 23, 2024
Neil Peart - Rush - Drummer

The drummer Neil Peart called Gene Krupa’s successor

A big, but agreeable call.

Arun Starkey
Sep 5, 2023
Neil Peart - Rush - Drummer

Gene Krupa: Neil Peart’s views on “the first rock drummer” in history

Peart cites Krupa as “the first rock drummer”.

Kelly Murphy
Aug 1, 2023
John Bonham - Led Zepplin - Drummer - 1976

John Bonham’s all-time favourite drummer

A legend.

Arun Starkey
Jun 18, 2023
Gene Krupa, 400 Restaurant, New York, N.Y. - circa June 1946

Gene Krupa: The “first rock drummer” and Neil Peart’s personal favourite

His hero.

Joe Taysom
Apr 11, 2023
What John Bonham really thought of Ginger Baker

What John Bonham really thought of Ginger Baker

Game changers.

Tom Taylor
Jan 19, 2022
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