Keith LeBlanc, Pioneering Hip Hop Drummer, Dies At 70
Keith LeBlanc, a pioneering drummer who has worked with the likes of Grandmaster Flash and the Sugarhill Gang, has passed at age 70.Variety reports the musician died Thursday (April 5), following a battle with an undisclosed illness.LeBlanc, alongside bassist Doug Wimbish and guitarist Skip McDonald, were the house band for the groundbreaking record labels Sugar Hill Records and Tommy Boy Records. LeBlanc drummed on scores of important early Hip Hop […]
