Neil Peart
Appearance
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Neil Peart performing a drum solo at the Xcel Energy Center on May 22, 2008. Photo by Matt Becker | |
Background information | |
Birth name | Neil Ellwood Peart |
Born | Hamilton, Ontario, Canada | September 12, 1952
Died | January 7, 2020 Santa Monica, California, U.S. | (aged 67)
Genres | Hard rock, progressive rock, heavy metal, jazz, swing, big band |
Occupation(s) | Musician, songwriter, author |
Instruments | Drums |
Years active | 1973–2015 |
Labels | Mercury, Anthem, Atlantic |
Website | www.neilpeart.net |
Neil Ellwood Peart (September 12, 1952 – January 7, 2020) was a Canadian musician. He was best known as the drummer and lyricist for the rock band Rush. He was also an author of 4 books, including Ghost Rider, a book about his life after both his daughter and his wife died within a year of each other.
He won many awards for his drumming, and was a guest star as himself in the Aqua Teen Hunger Force movie.
Peart died from glioblastoma, which is a type of brain cancer, on January 7, 2020, in Santa Monica, California. He was 67.[1][2]
References
[change | change source]- ↑ Hiatt, Brian (January 10, 2020). "Neil Peart, Rush Drummer Who Set a New Standard for Rock Virtuosity, Dead at 67". Rolling Stone. Retrieved January 10, 2020.
- ↑ Sweeny, Owen (January 10, 2019). "Rush Drummer Neil Peart dead at 67". CBC News. Retrieved January 10, 2019.
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