Maureen ( `` Mo '' or `` Moe '' ) Tucker ( born August 26 , 1944 in Levittown , New York ) is an American musician , best known as the drummer for the Velvet Underground , a band from the 1960s and early 1970s . Maureen Ann `` Mo '' Tucker ( born August 26 , 1944 , in Levittown , New York ) is a musician best known for having been the drummer for the rock group The Velvet Underground .