Buddy Rich
The author and illustrator of CooperToons does not pose as an expert of either percussionism or percussionists. But although musicians themselves have their own "Best of All Times" lists, to a good chunk of the musically literate public Buddy Rich was the best drummer of them all. Some professional critics agree; others don't. How people who are truly expert can reach diametrically opposite conclusions is possibly due to ...
Well, we won't discuss such a contentious topic too much. But you can read a bit about Bernard "Buddy" Rich if you just click here.