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Monthly Archives: March 2015
Gary Chester on Developing Good Time
SKF NOTE: I found the full transcript from my 1983 interview with Gary Chester, published that year in the April Modern Drummer. The transcript is about twice as long as a typical MD feature interview at that time, suggesting Gary shared words … Continue reading
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Tagged Dave Tough, Drummer, Gary Chester, Modern Drummer, Morey Feld, Nick Fatool, Scott K Fish
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Revisiting My Life in Music: The Earliest Music in My Life
In my first blog post I write of how important to my eventual music writing was hearing, at age six, my Uncle Bob’s recording of Gene Krupa‘s China Boy, and also, discovering Uncle Bob’s mismatched four-piece drumset and loving its … Continue reading
Posted in Revisiting My Life in Music
Tagged Buddy Knox, Drummer, Gene Krupa, Mitch Miller, Party Doll, Scott K Fish
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Digital Services: Giving Every Child a Chance to Know Beautiful Music
Music Education Needs to Be a Click Away David Gelernter, computer expert and author, on how to use the ‘cloud’ to bring Beethoven to young people By DAVID GELERNTER March 20, 2015 12:54 p.m. ET Most children learn nothing about … Continue reading
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Tagged David Gelernter, Music Educations, Scott K Fish, Wall Street Journal, Yale
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Neil Diamond: Two Songs from an $11,000 Guitar
[SKF NOTE: Yesterday I finished reading a Steve Earle biography. In it, there’s mention of Mr. Earle buying guitars when he senses the guitar has a ghost or a song in it. I find that fascinating. This snippet from Neil … Continue reading
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Tagged Gibson, Neil Diamond, Scott K Fish, Wall Street Journal
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Kenney Jones: A Small Faces Reunion in 2015
[SKF NOTE: The Small Faces (aka, The Faces) are one of the great rock bands. I especially loved the looseness, the spirit when I was a high school listener. Infectious.] All or Nothing Rock & roll’s MVP keyboardist, Ian McLagan, … Continue reading
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Tagged Drummer, Kenney Jones, Rod Stewart, Ron Wood, Small Faces
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