Monthly Archives: March 2017

Audio: Freddie Gruber: Teaching Saved My Life

Posted on March 13, 2017 by Scott K Fish

SKF NOTE: Excerpt #6 from Freddie Gruber’s interview with Scott K Fish circa 1983.

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Ed Soph Interview: The Instrument is Neutral (1985)

Posted on March 12, 2017 by Scott K Fish

SKF NOTE: I’ve posted on this blog published and unpublished parts from this 1985 interview with Ed Soph. As I said in one post of interviewing Ed Soph twice: Ed was smart, funny, curious, methodical. He was a wonderful person to interview. No … Continue reading →

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Sheila E. – The Lady Can Play (1985)

Posted on March 11, 2017 by Scott K Fish

SKF NOTE: I remembered interviewing Sheila E., but where and why had escaped me. That is, until I was thumbing through my October 1985 CREEM magazine last night. Why had I even kept that single copy of CREEM for 32 years? I … Continue reading →

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Jim Gordon on Derek and the Dominos

Posted on March 10, 2017 by Scott K Fish

SKF NOTE: When Jim Keltner called me at Modern Drummer to ask if we would be interested in interviewing his friend, Jim Gordon, the answer was an unequivocal yes. It was a time when we MD Editors felt, to an extent, … Continue reading →

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Monster Drumsets: Against the Spirit of Gretsch (1978)?

Posted on March 6, 2017 by Scott K Fish

SKF NOTE: From 1978, this is not my favorite Gretsch ad. Too many words. Drummer photos too small, too cropped. Tony Williams, Jeff Hamilton, Freddie Waits, and Charlie Watts all – I think – had dedicated Gretsch ads – which … Continue reading →

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