Editing Gar Samuelson (section)

{{short description|American drummer (1958–1999)}}
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{{Infobox musical artist
| name              = Gar Samuelson
| image             = Gar Samuelson.jpg
| caption           = 
| birth_name        = Gary Charles Samuelson
| alias             = 
| birth_date        = {{birth date|1958|2|18}}
| birth_place       = [[Dunkirk, New York]], U.S.
| death_date        = {{death date and age|1999|7|14|1958|2|18}}
| death_place       = [[Orange City, Florida]], U.S.
| genre             = {{hlist|[[heavy metal music|Heavy metal]]|[[speed metal]]|[[thrash metal]]|[[jazz]]}}
| occupation        = Drummer
| years_active      = 1975–1999
| past_member_of    = [[Megadeth]], [[Fatal Opera]], The New Yorkers
| website           = 
}}

'''Gary Charles''' "'''Gar'''" '''Samuelson''' (February 18, 1958 – July 14, 1999) was an American musician best remembered for being the drummer for [[thrash metal]] band [[Megadeth]] from 1984 to 1987, contributing to their first two albums, ''[[Killing Is My Business... and Business Is Good!]]'' (1985) and ''[[Peace Sells... but Who's Buying?]]'' (1986). He is considered one of the most influential drummers of thrash metal, having pioneered the incorporation of [[jazz fusion]] into the subgenre.<ref name=Talevski>{{cite book|last=Talevski|first=Nick|title=Rock Obituaries: Knocking on Heaven's Door|year=2006|publisher=Omnibus Press|isbn=1-84609-091-1|page=570}}</ref>