Add another D.W.E.F.B.T.K.T.B.L.V. to the list!

I was just listening to "(EVERY TIME I TURN AROUND) BACK IN LOVE AGAIN" by L.T.D. while walking on the treadmill, and I was reminded of a rather select subset of crooners -- DRUMMERS WHO EMERGED FROM BEHIND THE KIT TO BECOME LEADING VOCALISTS, or D.W.E.F.B.T.K.T.B.L.V.
Famous examples include Phil Collins of Genesis, Don Henley of The Eagles and Teddy Pendergrass of Harold Melvin & The Blue Notes.
After listening to L.T.D., I decided you can surely add JEFFREY OSBORNE to that list.
Osborne was a remarkable vocalist who emerged from behind the kit to send L.T.D. to the top of the R&B charts in the late 1970s.
Osborne's vocals "swing from blistering funk inflections to bluesy call outs and on to sweet R&B breaks without missing a beat," wrote reviewer Amy Hanson.
I can't really speak to Osborne's proficiency with drum sticks -- L.T.D.'s backing music is most notable for such excellent horn players as Carle Vickers, Toby Wynn, Lorenzo Carnegie and Abraham Miller.
Osborne's singing is superb, however, and there could have been no doubt he would succeed as a solo vocalist.
Perhaps D.W.E.F.B.T.K.T.B.L.V. is a bit unwieldy... maybe the subset should be called "PERCUSSIONISTS WITH PIPES."