Monthly Archives: August 2024

Barry Keane: Origin of The Lightfoot Band

Posted on August 19, 2024 by Scott K Fish

SKF NOTE: With the passing of the great songwriter Gordon Lightfoot, his longstanding band members wondered, “Now what?” Friend and drummer Barry Keane, in this interview, shares the story of Lightfoot’s band picking up the pieces and becoming The Lightfoot … Continue reading →

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Weinberg & Riddle – Play The Song

Posted on August 16, 2024 by Scott K Fish

SKF NOTE: This three-way exchange with drummers Max Weinberg and Paul T. Riddle and me. In the early 1980s, Max and I were collaborating on a drum book. Part way into that project, Max wanted to take a different direction … Continue reading →

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Louie Bellson Drum Solo 1967

Posted on August 11, 2024 by Scott K Fish

SKF NOTE: Thank you to the “erwigfilms” YouTube channel for preserving, and making publicly available, this extended Louie Bellson drum solo. “erwigfilms” writes, “Bellson Blues part 1 Bellson Louie 1967 Jazz at the Philharmonic, London 1967. “In a concert like … Continue reading →

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Neil Peart ’84 Japanese SKF MD Interview

Posted on August 4, 2024 by Scott K Fish

SKF NOTE – This 1984 Japanese translation of one of my Neil Peart Modern Drummer stories has been with me since 1984. I vaguely remember MD publisher Ron Spagnardi telling me he had received this reprint request. Just as I … Continue reading →

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