This destroys the sound and in some cases the drummer must be replaced if he can not be a team player. Unlike country music in rock and roll the drummer is a lead instrument and can play louder and more varied beats. The bass person in our type band has to work very closely with the drummer to keep the beat steady. He or she has to anticipate the singers phrasing and lead the singer into their song. The piano and guitar are both rhythm and lead instruments.
Nothing ties together a rhythm section like a great piano player.
The left hand plays rhythm while the right plays lead. Someone said that Floyd Domino had the best left hand in the music business. I say his right hand ain t no slouch either. Lead instruments such as guitar, piano, fiddle or steel guitar in our band do more than play riffs and cords, the play the melody as well. They play harmonies together and make real music.