List of female drummers
This is a list of notable female drummers.
- This is an incomplete list that may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness. You can help by expanding it with reliably sourced entries.
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Cindy Blackman
- Lori Barbero (Babes in Toyland)
- Lauren Barlow (BarlowGirl)
- Christina Billotte (Bratmobile)
- Cindy Blackman (Santana, Lenny Kravitz, Jack Bruce, Pharoah Sanders, Ron Carter)
- Jody Bleyle (Hazel)
- Hannah Blilie (Gossip, Shoplifting)
- Rachel Blumberg (The Decemberists, M.Ward, Bright Eyes, Mirah, Jolie Holland, Califone, Death Vessel)
- Elaine Bradley (Neon Trees)
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Torry Castellano
- Fiona Campbell (Vivian Girls, The Coolies)
- 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)
- Caroline Corr (The Corrs)
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- Adrienne Davies (Earth)
- Jessica Dobson
- Morgan Doctor (The Cliks, Andy Kim)
- Denise Dufort (Girlschool)
- Jennifer Dunn (Kitty) (Mindless Self Indulgence)
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- Sheila Escovedo (Sheila E.)
- Stephanie Eulinberg
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- Amy Farina (The Evens)
- Florrie (Xenomania)
- Kathy Foster (All Girl Summer Fun Band)
- Temim Fruchter (The Shondes)
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- 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 (Fanny)
- Georgia Hubley (Yo La Tengo)
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Jen Ledger
- Mercedes Lander (Kittie)
- Honey Lantree (The Honeycombs)
- Jen Ledger (Skillet)
- Athena Lee (KrunK)
- Heather Lewis
- Jody Linscott (The Who, David Gilmour, Elton John)
- Kellie Loder
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- Gina Mainwal (Sweet 75)
- 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
- Ikue Mori (DNA)
- Lindy Morrison (The Go-Betweens)
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Debbi Peterson
- Palmolive (The Slits, The Raincoats, The Flowers of Romance)
- Mia Park
- Mimi Parker (Low)
- Juanita Parra
- Lori Peters (Skillet)
- Debbi Peterson (The Bangles)
- Roxy Petrucci (Vixen)
- Demetra Plakas (L7)
- Paula P-Orridge (Psychic TV)
- Yoshimi P-We (Boredoms)
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- Melissa Rigby (S.C.U.M)
- Frankie Rose (Dum Dum Girls, Vivian Girls)
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- 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)
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Tennessee Thomas
- Teresa Taylor (Butthole Surfers)
- Tennessee Thomas (The Like)
- Kimberly Thompson
- Lynn Truell ( The Dicks, Sister Double Happiness, Imperial Teen)
- Maureen Tucker (The Velvet Underground)
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Meg White
- Alicia Warrington (Chris Rene)
- Janet Weiss (Sleater-Kinney, Quasi, Wild Flag)
- Sandy West (The Runaways)
- Meg White (The White Stripes)
- Kathi Wilcox (Bikini Kill)