My wishlist request is for the simple drum patterns commonly used in country and pop ballads.

During the fifties and sixties the drums in ballads were typically very simple.

A common pattern for the verse of many country ballads was a soft brush playing 16th notes on the snare with a side stick, or rim shot on the 1 and 3 beats. Pop ballads used a similar drumming pattern but added kick or bass drum on the 2 and 4 beats.

Both pop and country sometimes had soft brushes lightly tapping on riveted cymbals on each beat during the chorus or instrumental solo.

A great example is "Born to Lose" by Ray Charles.


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