Maureen Tucker

Maureen Tucker is best known as the drummer and co-lead vocalist of The Velvet Underground. She was born in Levittown, New York on August 26th, 1944.  Maureen began playing the drums at age nineteen and was a very unique drummer. She rarely used cymbals when she played, and she also, unlike most other drummers, stood up when she played in order to have better access to the bass drum. She left the band in 1971, shortly after Lou Reed.  After leaving The Velvet Underground, she performed with other bands and spent some time as a solo artist.