In Popular Music
In rock music, a tambourine is most often played:
- By lead singers – Jim Morrison, Robert Plant, Peter Gabriel, Liam Gallagher, and Ian Astbury have all been known to use a tambourine while singing.
- By drummers – Drummers such as Larry Mullen mount a tambourine above the cymbals of their hi-hat stand; others mount it elsewhere.
Tambourines in rock music are most often headless, a ring with jangles but no skin. The Rhythm Tech crescent shaped tambourine and its derivatives are particularly popular. The original Rhythm Tech tambourine is displayed in the Museum of Modern Art.
Jack Ashford's distinctive tambourine playing was a dominant part of the rhythm section on Motown records.
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