SKF NOTE: This is the first 20 minutes of my July 9, 1982 interview with pioneer drummer Fred Below. The interview starts with Mr. Below telling us about his childhood experiences with drumming. Then we talk about Below’s studies at DuSable High School, the Roy C. Knapp School of Drumming, and in the U.S. Army. And this interview segment ends at the point where blues drummer Elgie Edmonds introduces Fred Below to David and Louis Meyers.