Monthly Archives: April 2018

What Freddie Gruber Made Clear

Posted on April 12, 2018 by Scott K Fish

SKF NOTE: Starting with my first posting of excerpts of my interview with Freddie Gruber, skeptics came forward asking: Did Freddie ever make any records as a drummer? How could Freddie teach drums if he never demonstrated his ideas while … Continue reading →

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Krupa: The Sound That Launched a Million Drummers

Posted on April 9, 2018 by Scott K Fish

SKF NOTE: I am among the millions of drummers first inspired by Gene Krupa’s sound to play drums and study drumming. Krupa has described his role in drum history as making the drummer a high priced guy. Others say Krupa … Continue reading →

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Henry Glover: Remembering Levon Helm

Posted on April 7, 2018 by Scott K Fish

SKF NOTE: This is an excerpt from a 22-minute recorded interview I did around 1982 with American songwriter, arranger, record producer Henry Glover. I was, according to what I told Mr. Glover at the start of this interview, just four … Continue reading →

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What’s On My MP3 Player

Posted on April 3, 2018 by Scott K Fish

SKF NOTE: “I’m stuck in the 60s,” Eileen explains her choice of music on her iPod and car radio. Lots of Beach Boys, Four Seasons, Motown, Creedence Clearwater Revival, and so on. Now and then — almost as if the … Continue reading →

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John Von Ohlen: I Couldn’t Get Mel Lewis’s Burning Ride Cymbal Out of My Mind

Posted on April 1, 2018 by Scott K Fish

SKF NOTE: An excerpt from the full transcription of my interview with John Von Ohlen on October 12, 1984. You can listen to this exchange on the YouTube video posted here. John Von Ohlen: When I first started playing drums … Continue reading →

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