This is a list of notable female drummers.
A
Valerie Agnew (7 Year Bitch) Annette A. Aguilar (StringBeans) Carla Azar (Autolux)
B
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
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)
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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
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) Gayelynn McKinney 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) Anika Nilles (Jeff Beck, Rush (band))
O Cherisse Osei (Simple Minds, Paloma Faith)
P
Palmolive (The Slits, The Raincoats, The Flowers of Romance) Mia Park Juanita Parra Lucy Patané Roxy Petrucci (Vixen) Demetra Plakas (L7) Paula P-Orridge (Psychic TV) Yoshimi P-We (Boredoms)
Q
Suzette Quintanilla (Selena y Los Dinos)
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
Audrey Tait (Franz Ferdinand) Teresa Taylor (Butthole Surfers) 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) Paulina Villarreal (The Warning) Sandra Vu (Dum Dum Girls)
W
Alicia Warrington (Chris Rene) Janet Weiss (Sleater-Kinney, Quasi, Wild Flag) Hannah Welton (3rdeyegirl) Sandy West (The Runaways) Meg White (The White Stripes) Kathi Wilcox (Bikini Kill)
Y
Akane Yonezawa (Ave Mujica) Melissa York (Born Against, Team Dresch)
See also List of drummers
References