Monthly Archives: April 2023

Tom Staley – We’re Gonna Be OK

Posted on April 30, 2023 by Scott K Fish

SKF NOTE: Referring to Tom Staley as a renewed-to-me drummer is more accurate than saying he is new-to-me. On October 13, 2021 I added a post, Haunted for 52 Years by NRBQ, to this blog. Here is, in part, what … Continue reading →

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Remembering Killer Ray Appleton

Posted on April 24, 2023 by Scott K Fish

SKF NOTE: In my last post I wrote about “new to me” drummers and their influence on other drummers. Certainly they have influenced and continue to influence me. Earlier last week I realized I don’t often write about “new to … Continue reading →

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What About ‘New-To-Me’ Drummers?

Posted on April 22, 2023 by Scott K Fish

SKF NOTE: I don’t often write about them, but drummers owe a lot to players we might refer to as “one hit wonders.” Think of Ronnie Wilson, the Surfaris’ drummer who gave the world the classic drum hit, “Wipe Out.” … Continue reading →

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Keep Drumming History Alive

Posted on April 19, 2023 by Scott K Fish

SKF NOTE: Several decades ago there emerged political activists who said the teaching of US history prior to 1950 was irrelevant to modern students. Pre-1950 US history, they said, didn’t matter. If taught in classrooms at all, protested the activists, … Continue reading →

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Max Roach and the Beijing Trio

Posted on April 16, 2023 by Scott K Fish

SKF NOTE: A week or so ago, after updating my Instagram page, I was impressed by erhu musician Jiebing Chen‘s playing in a short rehearsal video also posted on Instagram. The erhu is a two-stringed bowed musical instrument, sometimes called … Continue reading →

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