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Thommy Price, a veteran rock drummer who played with multiple iconic bands and performers, has died, according to reports. <\/b><\/a><\/p>\n He was 68.<\/p>\n Price\u2019s wife, Stefunny Price, announced his death with a statement on social media on Friday. <\/p>\n \u201cIt\u2019s with great sadness that we share the passing of beloved husband, friend and legendary musician Thommy Price,\u201d it read. <\/p>\n \u201cA devoted husband and proud father and powerhouse drummer and songwriter, Thommy\u2019s extraordinary career spanned decades, performing and recording with some of rock\u2019s most iconic artists,\u201d that statement continued. \u201cHis energy, kindness, humor and unmatched rhythm left an indelible mark on everyone who knew him and every stage he graced.\u201d<\/p>\n The statement added that Price will be \u201cdeeply missed\u201d by his wife, daughter Brooklyn, \u201cand a big beautiful Italian family, friends, and countless fans around the world.\u201d<\/p>\n Price joined Joan Jett and the Blackhearts and is perhaps best known for his near three-decade run with the group. <\/p>\n \u201cWe lost a member of the Blackheart family \u2014 the one of a kind Thommy Price,\u201d a statement to the band\u2019s X account read. \u201cThommy was a legendary drummer who was a Blackheart for 4 decades. He was a drummer\u2019s drummer and admired by so many. Our hearts are heavy. Sending love to his beautiful family. We love you Thommy.\u201d<\/p>\n He also performed with Scandal and Billy Idol\u2019s band. He also played with a list that included Roger Daltrey, The Psychedelic Furs, Blue Oyster Cult, Debbie Harry, Ronnie Spector, Mink DeVille, The Waterboys and Marshall Crenshaw.<\/p>\n Parade Magazine wrote that Price\u2019s credentials cemented his place as one of rock\u2019s most beloved drummers. <\/p>\n \u201cSad 2 hear of #thommyprice passing yesterday,\u201d Billy Idol wrote on X. \u201cA fantastic musician & drummer who put his definitive stamp on my album Rebel Yell & helped us 2 bring it 2 a conclusion!\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n If you purchase a product or register for an account through a link on our site, we may receive compensation. By using this site, you consent to our User Agreement<\/a> and agree that your clicks, interactions, and personal information may be collected, recorded, and\/or stored by us and social media and other third-party partners in accordance with our Privacy Policy.<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.pennlive.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Thommy Price, a veteran rock drummer who played with multiple iconic bands and performers, has died, according to reports. He was 68. Price\u2019s wife, Stefunny Price, announced his death with a statement on social media on Friday. \u201cIt\u2019s with great sadness that we share the passing of beloved husband, friend and legendary musician Thommy Price,\u201d […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"jnews-multi-image_gallery":[],"jnews_single_post":[],"jnews_primary_category":[],"jnews_social_meta":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[25172],"tags":[392523],"class_list":["post-2085531","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-entertainment","tag-arc0026732"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2085531","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2085531"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2085531\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2085532,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2085531\/revisions\/2085532"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2085531"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2085531"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2085531"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}