MEMPHIS, Tennessee -- D.J. Fontana, the drummer who helped launch rock 'n' roll as Elvis Presley's sideman, has died at 87, his wife said Thursday. Karen Fontana told The Associated Press that her ...

Although it wasn't his primary goal. Weinberg said "The Big Beat" has helped focus attention on drummers. Weinberg's interview with Ringo is one of the most revealing in the book. Weinberg said he ...

"I was a kid who wanted to be Ringo. I wanted to do what he was doing. I wanted to have that kind of fun," Max Weinberg said. "In a lot of ways, I got my dream fulfilled. I'm playing in a band that ...