SKF NOTE: I think his name is Chris. He was a young guy who called me from time-to-time, at Modern Drummer, full of enthusiasm about a local upstate New York drummer he said we should interview.

Chris was the only person in the world I heard talk about this local drummer.

This drummer’s only claim to fame was, Chris liked him and, according to Chris, this local drummer studied with Gary Chester. Oh, and the drummer consistently wowed patrons at a local nightclub.

Long story short: It was not long before this local drummer had landed a gig touring with Simon and Garfunkel. His name was Dave Weckl.

August 5, 1983, I did, indeed, interview Dave at his Bridgeport, CT apartment.

In this clip from my 1983 interview, Weckl is telling me about his interest in how other musicians approach time.

In 1983, no one else at MD thought Weckl warranted a feature interview. My Weckl feature interview was published in a much shortened “Up and Coming” profile.

However, my complete 1983 Dave Weckl transcript is available here: https://tinyurl.com/4w23vxm3