Who plays drums for Rush?
Neil Peart1974 – 2018
John Rutsey1968 – 1974
Rush/Drummers
Who is the new drummer for Rush?
Rush’s Alex Lifeson and Geddy Lee Are “Eager to Get Back Together” to Work on New Music. The tragic loss of legendary drummer Neil Peart a year ago may have meant the end of Rush, but it doesn’t mean we’ve heard the last of surviving members Alex Lifeson and Geddy Lee collaborating on new music.
What happened to the drummer from Rush?
It’s the end of an era as the surviving members of the legendary Canadian rock band Rush, Alex Lifeson and Geddy Lee, confirm it’s over a year after the death of drummer Neil Peart. Peart, who joined Rush in 1974, died after a lengthy battle with glioblastoma, an aggressive brain cancer, in Southern California on Jan.
Who did Neil Peart say best drummer?
I copied a hundred.”…Neil Peart’s favourite drummers:
- Gene Krupa.
- Buddy Rich.
- Keith Moon.
- Hal Blaine.
- Mitch Mitchell.
- Ginger Baker.
- John Bonham.
- Terry Bozzio.
How much does Neil Peart’s drum set cost?
The chrome Slingerland drum kit owned by Neil Peart – who MusicRadar readers recently voted the best rock drummer of all time – during Rush’s ‘first era’ has been listed for auction via Bonhams in Los Angeles with an estimated price of $80,000-$120,000 (£60,000 – £90,000).
What was Neil Peart cause of death?
Glioblastoma
Neil Peart/Cause of death
Peart died from glioblastoma, an aggressive form of brain cancer, on January 7, 2020, in Santa Monica, California. He had been diagnosed three and a half years earlier, and the illness was a closely guarded secret in Peart’s inner circle until his death.
Is the rock group Rush still together?
Rush ceased large-scale touring at the end of 2015, and Lifeson announced in January 2018 that the band would not continue. On January 7, 2020, Peart died of glioblastoma, a type of brain cancer at the age of 67. Rush has been awarded 14 Platinum and 3 multi-Platinum albums in the US plus 17 Platinum albums in Canada.
What did Neil Peart say about John Bonham?
“But it can be too much of a good thing, sure. Take John Bonham, who’s a drummer I greatly admire: I watch some of his performances, and they’re fantastic, but you know, it gets long and self-indulgent. “If drummers are ‘anti-solo,’ that’s up to them.
What is Neil Peart’s drum set worth?
The chrome Slingerland drum kit, which Peart purchased just weeks before his first Rush concert in August 1974, will be auctioned by Bonhams, which placed a $80,000 to $120,000 pre-auction estimate on the drum kit.