Drummer Bios and Memoirs

Biographies
 
Sympathy for the Drummer: Why Charlie Watts Matters - Mike Edison
It's About Time: Jeff Porcaro - The Man and His Music by Robyn Flans
Ringo: With a Little Help by Michael Seth Starr
Buddy Rich: One of a Kind - The Making of the World's Greatest Drummer
Traps, the Drum Wonder: The Life of Buddy Rich by Mel Tormé 
Moon: The Life and Death of a Rock Legend by Tony Fletcher
Dear Boy: The Life of Keith Moon Tony Fletcher
Full Moon: The Amazing Rock and Roll Life of the Late Keith Moon by Douglas Butler
Gene Krupa: His Life & Times: Life and Times (Jazz life & times) by Bruce Crowther
Levon: From Down in the Delta to the Birth of The Band and Beyond
Tales Of A Rock Star's Daughter by Nettie Baker
John Bonham: The Powerhouse Behind Led Zeppelin by Mick Bonham

​Memoirs
 
Prisoner of Woodstock by Dallas Taylor 
The Doors: Unhinged by John Densmore
This Wheel’s on Fire by  Levon Helm
Remain in Love: Talking Heads, Tom Tom Club, Tina by Chris Frantz
Ginger Baker: Hellraiser: The Autobiography of the World's Greatest Drummer by Ginger Baker
The Beat of My Own Drum: A Memoir by Sheila E
Hit So Hard: A Memoir by Patty Schemel
Makeup to Breakup: My Life In and Out of Kiss by Peter Criss
Not Dead Yet: The Memoir by Phil Collin
Life, Billy, and the Pursuit of Happiness by Liberty DeVitto
So You Wanna Be a Rock & Roll Star: How I Machine-Gunned a Roomful of Record Executives and Other True Tales from a Drummer’s Life by Jason Slichter (Semisonic)
Street Player: My Chicago Story by Danny Seraphine
The Boy Is Gonna Rock: A Drummer’s Journey from Houston to Hollywood in Search of Hair Metal Heaven by Bobby Rock
Hard to Handle: The Life and Death of the Black Crowes--A Memoir by Steve Gorman
Johny Barbata - The Legendary Life of a Rock Star Drummer ​Johny Barbata
 
 
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