List of female drummers

This is a list of notable female drummers.

This is a dynamic list and may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness. You can help by adding missing items with reliable sources.

A

• Valerie Agnew (7 Year Bitch)
• Annette A. Aguilar (StringBeans)
• Carla Azar (Autolux)

B

Cindy Blackman

• Lori Barbero (Babes in Toyland)
• Christina Billotte (Bratmobile)
• Cindy Blackman (Santana, Lenny Kravitz, Jack Bruce, Pharoah Sanders, Ron Carter)
• Hannah Blilie (Gossip, Shoplifting)
• Rachel Blumberg (The Decemberists, M.Ward, Bright Eyes, Mirah, Jolie Holland, Califone, Death Vessel)
• Elaine Bradley (Neon Trees)
• Nandi Bushell

C

Torry Castellano

• Rachel Carns (The Need)
• Karen Carpenter (The Carpenters)
• Terri Lyne Carrington (Dizzy Gillespie, Stan Getz, Herbie Hancock)
• Neko Case (Maow)
• Torry Castellano (The Donnas)
• Régine Chassagne (Arcade Fire)
• Gemma Clarke (The Suffrajets, Babyshambles)
• Meytal Cohen
• Caroline Corr (The Corrs)

D

• Adrienne Davies (Earth)
• Jessica Dobson
• Morgan Doctor (The Cliks, Andy Kim)

E

• Sheila Escovedo (Sheila E.)
• Jan Errico (The Vejtables, The Mojo Men)

F

• Amy Farina (The Evens)
• Florrie (Xenomania)
• Kathy Foster (All Girl Summer Fun Band)
• Temim Fruchter (The Shondes)

G

• Evelyn Glennie
• Claudia Gonson (The Magnetic Fields)

H

• Bobbye Hall (Bob Dylan, Janis Joplin, Marvin Gaye, Stevie Wonder, Carole King, Bill Withers, Pink Floyd, Tom Waits, Dolly Parton)
• Kathleen Hanna
• Kree Harrison
• Elaine Hoffman Watts
• Brie Howard-Darling (Fanny)
• Georgia Hubley (Yo La Tengo)

I

• Susie Ibarra

J

• G. B. Jones (Fifth Column)
• Sarah Jones (Hot Chip, NYPC, Harry Styles)

K

• Senri Kawaguchi

L

• Honey Lantree of the Honeycombs, ("Have I the Right?") - one of the first female rock drummers

Jen Ledger

• Gladys de la Lastra - Panamanian national icon
• Jen Ledger (Skillet)
• Athena Lee (KrunK)
• Heather Lewis
• Jody Linscott (The Who, David Gilmour, Elton John)
• Sara Lund (Unwound)

M

• Madonna (The Breakfast Club)
• Samantha Maloney (Hole, Mötley Crüe, Eagles of Death Metal)
• Akiko Matsuura (The Big Pink)
• Marilyn Mazur
• Linda McDonald (The Iron Maidens)
• Rose Melberg
• June Miles-Kingston (Everything But The Girl)
• Allison Miller
• Stanton Miranda
• Clare Moore (The Moodists)
• Ikue Mori (DNA)
• Lindy Morrison (The Go-Betweens)
• Stella Mozgawa (Warpaint, Courtney Barnett)

N

• Molly Neuman (Bratmobile, The Frumpies, The PeeChees)

O

• Cherisse Osei (Simple Minds, Paloma Faith)

P

Debbi Peterson

• Palmolive (The Slits, The Raincoats, The Flowers of Romance)
• Mia Park
• Juanita Parra
• Debbi Peterson (The Bangles)
• Roxy Petrucci (Vixen)
• Demetra Plakas (L7)
• Paula P-Orridge (Psychic TV)
• Yoshimi P-We (Boredoms)

R

• Frankie Rose (Dum Dum Girls, Vivian Girls)
• Dawn Richardson (4 Non Blondes, Bad Radio)

S

• Kate Schellenbach (Beastie Boys, Luscious Jackson)
• Patty Schemel (Hole)
• Kim Schifino (Matt and Kim)
• Gina Schock (The Go-Go's)
• LaFrae Sci
• Dalia Shusterman (Hopewell, Bulletproof Stockings)
• Hilarie Sidney (The Apples in Stereo)
• Viola Smith
• Shannyn Sossamon (Warpaint)
• Scarlett Stevens (San Cisco)

T

Tennessee Thomas

• Teresa Taylor (Butthole Surfers)^[1]
• Tennessee Thomas (The Like, NAF)
• Kimberly Thompson
• Lynn Truell ( The Dicks, Sister Double Happiness, Imperial Teen)
• Maureen Tucker (The Velvet Underground)

U

• Ruth Underwood (Frank Zappa)

V

• Tobi Vail (Bikini Kill)^[2]
• Paulina Villarreal (The Warning)
• Sandra Vu (Dum Dum Girls)

W

Meg White

• Alicia Warrington (Chris Rene)
• Janet Weiss (Sleater-Kinney, Quasi, Wild Flag)
• Hannah Welton (3rdeyegirl)
• Sandy West (The Runaways)
• Meg White (The White Stripes)^[3]
• Kathi Wilcox (Bikini Kill)

Y

• Melissa York (Born Against, Team Dresch)

See also

• List of drummers

References

1. Williams, Alex (2023-06-22). "Teresa Taylor, Butthole Surfers Drummer and a Face of Gen X, Dies at 60". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2024-02-25.
2. "Tobi Vail's favourite albums of the 1990s". faroutmagazine.co.uk. 2023-11-29. Retrieved 2024-02-25.
3. Geraghty, Hollie (2023-03-16). "Jack White speaks out on recent Meg White drumming controversy". NME. Retrieved 2024-02-25.