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Tommy Aldridge

1950 - Today

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Tommy Aldridge (born August 15, 1950) is an American heavy metal and hard rock drummer. He is noted for his work with numerous bands and artists since the 1970s, such as Black Oak Arkansas, Pat Travers Band, Ozzy Osbourne, Gary Moore, Whitesnake, Ted Nugent, Thin Lizzy, Vinnie Moore and Yngwie Malmsteen. Self-taught, Aldridge was initially inspired by the music of Cream, the Beatles, Jimi Hendrix and Led Zeppelin. Drummers like Joe Morello, Ginger Baker, John Bonham and Mitch Mitchell were particularly influential as Aldridge developed his drumming style. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Tommy Aldridge is the 837th most popular musician (up from 937th in 2019), the 4,552nd most popular biography from United States (up from 4,581st in 2019) and the 273rd most popular American Musician.

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Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Tommy Aldridge ranks 837 out of 3,175. Before him are Paul de Senneville, Niels-Henning Ørsted Pedersen, Karol Mikuli, Vanessa-Mae, Gerry Rafferty, and Ruggiero Ricci. After him are Bix Beiderbecke, Clarence Clemons, Sally Oldfield, Herman Rarebell, Mick Fleetwood, and Shigeru Umebayashi.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1950, Tommy Aldridge ranks 224. Before him are Susan Greenfield, Baroness Greenfield, Richard Bandler, Bernie Taupin, David Cassidy, Daria Nicolodi, and Ignatius Suharyo Hardjoatmodjo. After him are Yoshiaki Kawajiri, Humberto Coelho, Edgar Savisaar, Abdurrahim El-Keib, Fernando da Piedade Dias dos Santos, and Bill Irwin.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Tommy Aldridge ranks 4,552 out of 20,380. Before him are Carolyn Schuler (1943), Byron Scott (1961), B. J. Thomas (1942), Oliver Macdonald (1904), Ruggiero Ricci (1918), and Crawford Long (1815). After him are Bruno Kirby (1949), Bix Beiderbecke (1903), Frank Elmore Ross (1874), Harry Hillman (1881), Dick Button (1929), and Kelly Johnson (1910).

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Among MUSICIANS In United States

Among musicians born in United States, Tommy Aldridge ranks 273. Before him are Diplo (1978), Reginald Arvizu (1969), Jim Croce (1943), Marky Ramone (1952), John Petrucci (1967), and Ruggiero Ricci (1918). After him are Bix Beiderbecke (1903), Clarence Clemons (1942), Joey Jordison (1975), GG Allin (1956), Frank Beard (1949), and Elmore James (1918).

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