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Coffee Break: Give the drummer some

Drummer Neil Peart performing onstage with Rush in Springfield, Mass., in 1976.
Drummer Neil Peart performing onstage with Rush in Springfield, Mass., in 1976.Fin Costello/Redferns/Getty Images

by Sean McPherson and Anna Weggel

September 11, 2020

Rush drummer Neil Peart passed away earlier this year and tomorrow (his birthday) the live-streamed Modern Drummer Festival 2020 will be in tribute to him and will feature performances by Taylor Hawkins of Foo Fighters, Chad Smith of Red Hot Chili Peppers, Mike Portnoy, Cindy Blackman-Santana, and more.

So for today's 9:30 Coffee Break, what songs do you want to hear that celebrate great drummers?

Respond with your song ideas in the comments below.

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Songs played

Rush - Tom Sawyer
Sleater-Kinney - What's Mine Is Yours
The Meters - Cissy Strut
Steely Dan - Aja
Prince - Dance On
The Ronettes - Be My Baby