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Author Archives: scottkfish
Step-By-Step – Alvin Stoller’s Homework Assignment
SKF NOTE: My habit is to find an unfamiliar instrument or musical style and dig deep. Gene Krupa was the first drummer to make an impression. That led me to books. Who was Krupa? Where did he come from? How … Continue reading
Posted in SKF Blog
Tagged Alvin Stoller, Ellis in Wonderland, Herb Ellis, Mort Lindsey, Nick Ceroli, Scott K Fish, SKFBlog
Touched by Jimmy Cobb
SKF NOTE: It’s funny how musical energy and communication moves, travels invisibly. Two days ago, May 23, I came across my digital copy of Miles Davis’s In Person Friday and Saturday Nights at the Blackhawk, Complete. My Macbook Pro had … Continue reading
Posted in Drum/Music News
Tagged Jimmy Cobb, Miles Davis, Obituary, Scott K Fish, SKFBlog
Joe English – Making Music with Paul McCartney Pt. 2
SKF NOTE: Here‘s the first part of this exchange. SKF: You had thirteen cents in your pocket when you got the call from McCartney. You were with Wings for three years making a six-figure income. And yet you’ve said that … Continue reading
Posted in SKF Blog
Tagged Joe English, Paul McCartney, Scott K Fish, SKFBlog, Wings
Tommy Aldridge – Yamaha Print Ad 1989
SKF NOTE: I always enjoyed looking at drum ads as soon as they arrived with Modern Drummer‘s advertising director. Print ads sometimes had great photos of drummers back when, as I’ve mentioned before, studying drum print ads for clues to … Continue reading
Posted in Drum/Music News
Tagged Scott K Fish, SKFBlog, Tommy Aldridge, Yamaha
Joe English – Making Music with Paul McCartney
SKF NOTE: Here’s the back story on my interviews with Joe English which began in 1980 and concluded years later. During his music career Joe played with some excellent bands — including his own. But he is perhaps best known … Continue reading
Posted in SKF Blog
Tagged Joe English, Paul McCartney, Scott K Fish, SKFBlog, Wings
Neil Peart ‘Tradition and Technology’ Zildjian Ad (1988)
SKF NOTE: Here’s a 1988 full page magazine Avedis Zildjian ad featuring Neil Peart. Neil’s retro look is interesting. We could almost be looking at a stage actor backstage at a Grease production. Good stuff.
Posted in Drum/Music News
Tagged Neil Peart, Scott K Fish, SKFBlog, Zildjian
Roy Haynes on Papa Jo Jones (1986)
SKF NOTE: More words of wisdom from drum pioneer Roy Haynes about drum pioneer Papa Jo Jones. Roy Haynes: “Young drummers who never got to see Papa Jo play missed the treat of their lives. “Jo Jones had a feeling … Continue reading
Posted in SKF Blog
Tagged Jeff Potter, Modern Drummer, Papa Jo Jones, Roy Haynes, Scott K Fish, SKFBlog
