Actor, comedian and - most importantly - drummer John Thomson is to front a new set of shows for Absolute Radio looking at the drumming greats. The series will run over the Christmas period and is to be titled ‘Twelve Drummers Drumming’. The high fiving the day they came up with that idea must have been unbearable.
There are to be four shows in total, the first looking at rock drummers, before moving on to pop, jazz and R&B. Those covered will include Ginger Baker, Sheila E, Phil Collins, Buddy Rich and Stewart Copeland. All the usuals.
“People know me as an actor”, says Thomson. “But what they may not know is that I love drumming and drummers. That’s why I wanted to make this series about the most important member of any band. Basically, I’ve got to talk about drummers and drumming for hours and call it work! What a brilliant Christmas present”.
The first show will air at 9pm on Boxing Day, with the series continuing at the same time until 29 Dec. And at that point, everyone will know everything there is to know about drumming.
