Monthly Archives: July 2024

Donald Bailey Sr – Interview with Donald Bailey Jr by Scott K Fish

Posted on July 29, 2024 by Scott K Fish

SKF NOTE – November 15, 2021, in my blog post, “With Regrets to Donald Bailey,” I praised the wonderfully creative drummer Donald Bailey, Sr, and I told the story of how, back in the early 1980s, I dismissed a suggestion … Continue reading →

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Peart’s ‘Ghost Rider’ Hits Recommended July Reading List

Posted on July 15, 2024 by Scott K Fish

SKF NOTE: Ryan Holiday’s picks for July reading arrived a couple of days ago in my email. Holiday owns and operates The Painted Porch bookstore, he’s a writer, and he’s also a blogger. It is gladdening to see Neil Peart’s … Continue reading →

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Papa Jo – Swing and Blues – Paris 1971

Posted on July 14, 2024 by Scott K Fish

SKF NOTE: Thank you, IkeEarl, for this new-to-me concert footage with Papa Jo Jones. Can we ever have too many videos of Papa Jo?

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Bob Wills’s Drummer Smoky Dacus – Tape A Side 1

Posted on July 12, 2024 by Scott K Fish

SKF NOTE: This unpublished phone interview with William Smokey Dacus (pronounced Day-Cuss) has been on my mind for 35 years. In my view, it deserves publishing. It should be available to music historians and drum historians — especially, but not … Continue reading →

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