Wikipedia's first sentence called it “american drummer and the son of drummer max weinberg”. Today it says “american musician”.
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The opening as it read in 2025
Jay Bradley Weinberg (born September 8, 1990) is an American musician who is best-known as the former drummer of the nu metal band Slipknot . He is the son of longtime Bruce Springsteen drummer Max Weinberg . He played with the punk rock band the Reveling and toured in 2009 as a drummer with Bruce Springsteen's E Street Band , substituting for his father. During 2010, he was briefly the drummer for Madball . During 2011 and 2012, Weinberg played with Against Me! . In 2014, Weinberg replaced Joey Jordison as the drummer for Slipknot , and stayed with the band until his firing in November 2023. In 2024, Weinberg was announced as the new drummer for Infectious Grooves , replacing Brooks Wackerman , and is also currently in Suicidal Tendencies . @jayweinberg.
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The opening as it stood in 2010
Musical artist Jay Weinberg (born September 8, 1990) is an American drummer and the son of drummer Max Weinberg . He plays with the punk band The Reveling and toured in 2009 as a drummer with Bruce Springsteen 's E Street Band , substituting for his father. In 2010 he became the drummer for Madball .
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The opening as it stood in 2015
Musical artist Jay Weinberg (born September 8, 1990) is an American drummer and the son of drummer Max Weinberg . He has played with the punk band the Reveling and toured in 2009 as a drummer with Bruce Springsteen 's E Street Band , substituting for his father. During 2010, he was briefly the drummer for Madball .During 2011 and 2012, Weinberg played with Against Me! .In 2014, Weinberg became the drummer for Slipknot , following Joey Jordison 's departure.
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The opening as it stood in 2020 1 passage from the previous snapshot no longer appear
Musical artist Jay Weinberg (born September 8, 1990), is an American musician and drummer for heavy metal band Slipknot .He is the son of American drummer Max Weinberg . He has played with the American punk rock band the Reveling and toured in 2009 as a drummer with Bruce Springsteen 's E Street Band , substituting for his father. During 2010, he was briefly the drummer for Madball . During 2011 and 2012, Weinberg played with Against Me! . In 2014, Weinberg replaced Joey Jordison as the drummer for Slipknot and is currently the youngest member of the band.
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American drummer Musical artist Jay Weinberg (born September 8, 1990) is an American musician who is the current drummer of heavy metal band Slipknot .He is the son of longtime Bruce Springsteen drummer Max Weinberg . He played with the punk rock band the Reveling and toured in 2009 as a drummer with Bruce Springsteen's E Street Band , substituting for his father. During 2010, he was briefly the drummer for Madball . During 2011 and 2012, Weinberg played with Against Me! . In 2014, Weinberg replaced Joey Jordison as the drummer for Slipknot . @jayweinberg.
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american drummer and the son of drummer max weinberg
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american musician
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