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Sheila E is one of the BEST 100 Greatest Drummers of All Time!! 58Sheila E. Brooke Ismach/Zuma
Born Sheila Escovedo, daughter of percussionist Pete Escovedo, Sheila E. was a drum-kit prodigy playing at a young age with the likes of Marvin Gaye and Herbie Hancock. She came into fame bringing her crisp, pristine, polyrhythmic style to Prince's post-Revolution band in the late Eighties, helping shape the decade's rock, pop and R&B. Sure, she also sang on her own solo hits like 1984's "The Glamorous Life," but it's her eminence as a still-in-demand drummer that's secured her musical legacy. "It's pretty interesting everyone says how [Prince] influenced me, but actually I influenced him first," she told Fox News. "When I went to introduce myself he already knew who I was, which I was shocked, and he said, 'I know who you are already. I've been following your career for a long time, and you're amazing and I'd love for you to play in my band.'"
She should have been higher on the list. But it's still a great honor thanks to
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thanks for sharing! ... but why isn't Prince on this list 😃 |
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Maybe because most outside of will ALWAYS think of like a "ACT OF GOD"! N another realm. mean of all people who might of been aliens or angels.if found out that wasn't of this earth, would not have been that surprised. R.I.P. | |
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The people that make these lists are clueless as hell. I call BS, because Prince said she was more of a percussionist and not his best drummer. | |
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Who do you think was his best drummer? Morris, right? The wooh is on the one! | |
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I'm really not the one to ask, because Bobby Z was good enough for me, but yeah Prince has said repeatedly that Morris was his best, not Sheila E. I have no idea what they could have based her rating on as far as albums or recordings go. Sheila worked for Marvin Gaye as a percussionist and the same for George Duke and Michael Jackson. | |
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I am curious 2 know if there were any other female drummers on the list? | |
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