Rick Allen, born November 1, 1963 in Derbyshire, England, is the drummer for one of my favorite bands Def Leppard. He joined the band on his 15th birthday, replacing Tony Kenning. He dropped out of school to concentrate on his music career.
In December 1984, he crashed his car and lost his left arm. Doctors reattached the arm but it had to be amputated afterwards due to an infection. He has continued playing drums on specially designed drum kits.
The UK website Gigwise lists Allen as #7 on the Greatest Drummers of All Time list.
Watch his drum solo:
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