Sib Hashian

Drummers are the unsung architects of a band's identity, and Hashian was exactly that for Boston during their meteoric rise. His thunderous, instantly recognizable playing helped define one of the biggest rock sounds of the seventies, and his Armenian-American roots add a quietly compelling layer to his story. What moves me most is how he died: collapsing onstage mid-performance in 2017. There is something almost poetic about a musician leaving the world doing the one thing he loved. I admire artists who never stop creating, and Hashian gave everything right to the final beat.

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Name (English)

Sib Hashian

Name (Japanese)

シブ・ハシアン

Reading

しぶ・はしあん

Born

August 17, 1949 – March 22, 2017

Origin

Boston, Massachusetts, United States

Occupation

musician / drummer

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Leo / Ox

High school

English High School

• Official sitehttps://www.bandboston.com/
• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sib%20Hashian
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3959987

Tags

• Massachusetts
• musician
• drummer

Last updated

September 28, 2026

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