Name 3 under appreciated pop/rock drummers

Some interesting responses--many because of their obscurity and several (Joe Morelo, Ringo Starr, Ginger Baker) who are among the most appreciated and celebrated ever.

I would add Trilok Gurtu, known in guitar circles for playing with John McLaughlin but hardly a mainstream name.

Pop/Rock drummers are always going to play second fiddle to drummers in the jazz and prog/metal genre's. Those drummers play a more up front role in the sound of the band, where in pop the percussion tends to be more behind the scenes backing the vocalist.

Not to minimize what these people do, but they just don't have to play with as much continual creativity or energy as the others.

"Not to minimize what these people do, but they just don't have to play with as much continual creativity or energy as the others."

Well, in the pop rock/folk/country realm, neither do the guitarists nor other instrumentalists play with the creativity or energy as those in jazz or metal, no?

Not sure if anybody mentioned the recently passed Richie Hayward who was the Little Feat powerhouse who seemed to have 6 hands and 4 feet...he was one of the reasons Little Feat were considered by many (including me) to be the best live band in its day...and he sang too. He gave up nothing to the best jazz drummers, and killed it live as an insanely funky monster. Feat were astonishing in the 70s Lowell George era (and later not too shabby) and were faves of Zep, the Stones (famously Lowell refused to let Mick jam with 'em at a show...thought he wasn't good enough for Feat) and pretty much any working musician. That music still kills me...Richie is missed.

Memories!

I saw Little Feat in Central Park NYC in the '70s and it was one of the best shows I've ever seen. Special Bonus: the opening act was a band called Seatrain and Lowell George sat in on guitar for their whole show. An unbelievable night of music

Marty