Monthly Archives: March 2024

Jimmy Webb Interview Pt 1 of 4 (1983)

SKF NOTE: This Feb. 28, 1983 interview with Jimmy Webb was for a short piece in Mix magazine. Unfortunately, the magazine editors, in my opinion, rewrote and botched the manuscript I sent them. Although I’ve posted on my blog a … Continue reading

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The Fish-Richmond No-Show

SKF NOTE: My high school friend and guitarist, Jimmy Weisbin, was listening to Charles Mingus’s classic “Mingus Ah Um” album on the Ralph Family stereo. Neil Ralph was another high school musician friend. His parents’ home in Centerport, NY was … Continue reading

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Cindy McGuirl – Preserving Paul Motian’s Legacy

SKF NOTE: Drummer/bandleader/composer Paul Motian was one of my first feature interviews for Modern Drummer. His interview appeared in the April-May 1980 MD. I loved his songwriting and I liked his playing jazz drums without the traditional ding-ding-ding cymbal beat. … Continue reading

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Richie Hayward’s Interview Lesson

SKF NOTE: If the circumstances for conducting a drummer interview aren’t right – don’t conduct the interview. Say, “Thanks, but no thanks.” That is one lesson I learned from my disastrous attempt to conduct a feature interview for Modern Drummer … Continue reading

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Music I Will Never Hear Again

SKF NOTE: There isn’t enough time for me to listen again to all of the music I’ve collected in my life. At first, that was a sobering thought. All these boxes of music CDs? Father Time says I’m never going … Continue reading

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