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How many singing drummers can you name?

Today is Levon Helm's 71st birthday, he's the drummer and singer from The Band, and it got me

wondering what other group's have a drummer who sings.

I can't imagine trying to beat on the drums and sing at the same time, and have it all sound good. Think about some of your favorite band's, does their drummer ever get to sing a song?

Once I started thinking about it, I came up with a short list of some of Rock and Roll's best singing drummers:

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What's your favorite Bob Dylan song? Mine is "When I Paint My Masterpiece."

Robert Allen Zimmerman was born in Duluth, Minnesota 70 years ago today and became the voice of a generation. He was raised in Hibbing, Minnesota and played in high school bands like The Shadow Blasters and The Golden Chords

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The Cars \"Sad Song\" (YouTube)

Did you catch their show? Let us know what you thought of it.

The Cars played the Fillmore Auditorium in Denver over the weekend, the fourth stop on their 11-date May tour in support of their first album in nearly 24 years.

Move Like This was released last week on cd and viny

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The space shuttle Endeavour was launched (Great photo from an airplane off MSN.com) on it's mission to the International Space Station at 6:56 MT this morning. Follow STS-134 at NASA.gov. The final mission for Endeavour was delayed two weeks due to an electronics glitch.

When it reaches the ISS on Wednesday, the shuttle will deliver nearly 15 tons of supplies and equipment, highlighted by the 7.5-ton Alpha Magnetic Spectrometer, which will be attached to the space station's exterior during a robotic arm operation. Once it's installed, the $2 billion particle detector will almost immediately start sending down data about cosmic rays according to msnbc.

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Roger Daltry 1.13.11 in London (Gareth Cattermole/Getty) Have you seen the rock opera "Tommy"? If not, rent it and get ready for Roger Daltrey to bring the story to life in concert this Fall in Colorado.
The lead singer of The Who recently premiered his band's performance of "Tommy" at The Royal Albert Hall in London to aid the Teenage Can

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David Gilmore Plays \"Comfortably Numb\" with Roger Waters (YouTube)

Did you think it was really going to happen?

Last July, Roger Waters promised that David Gilmore would join him on stage to play "Comfortably Numb" at one of his concerts and last night in London it happened at the O2 Arena in London. All three surviving members of Pink Floyd reunited at the show during the finale of

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Ric Ocasek has reunited with The Cars and they released their first record in 24 years on Tuesday, May 10th.

"Move Like This" is The Cars first new release since 1987's "Door to Door" and features all the original band members except bass player Benjamin Orr who died of pancreatic cancer in 2000.

Along with Ocasek singing lead and pla

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Grateful Dead Movie Event trailer (YouTube)

Did you ever see the Grateful Dead in concert? Watching the Grateful Dead Movie will give you a good idea of what it's like.

In case you missed it last month on April 20th, an encore showing of the Grateful Dead Movie w

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Stevie Nicks, whose first CD in ten years comes out today on May 3rd, has had to cancel several performances due to pneumonia and the flu according to her website.

Nicks was scheduled to appear on the

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Grateful Dead Movie animation (YouTube)

Have you ever seen The Grateful Dead Movie? The You Tube animated clip is just the beginning of the film.

The movie has not been in theaters nationwide since it's release in 1977, but tonight on April 20th 540 theaters across the country are showing it. The nearest location is the Cinemark The

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Have you seen the cover art on Steve Miller's new album? It was created by Storm Thorgerson who's designed covers for Pink Floyd and Led Zeppelin.

The Steve Miller Band released Let Your Hair Down on April 19, a comp

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Steven Tyler Calls Aerosmith Fan (Aeroforceone.com)

Is there a Rock Star you've always wished you could meet?

Steven Tyler made a Skype call recently to fulfill a dying Chicago man's wish to meet the Aerosmith lead singer.

On the band's official fan website

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