Author Archives: Scott K Fish

Unknown's avatar

About Scott K Fish

http://wp.me/P4vfuP-1

Anka: The Secret to Song Writing is Simplicity

Posted on May 16, 2018 by Scott K Fish

SKF NOTE: Paul Anka‘s autobiography had been sitting on my office bookshelf since buying the book on April 5, 2016. Yesterday I began reading it. My experience reading biographies and autobiographies of successful musicians (and other music industry people) is: … Continue reading →

Posted in SKF Blog | Tagged , , | Comments Off on Anka: The Secret to Song Writing is Simplicity

Drummers Played a Major Part Creating Motown Music

Posted on May 14, 2018 by Scott K Fish

SKF NOTE: This is part of a phone interview on May 12, 1982 with Motown’s Brian Holland. It’s important readers understand how little information existed at this time on Motown’s drummers. Their identities were not well-known. Once the principal drummers … Continue reading →

Posted in Backgrounder Interviews, SKF Blog | Tagged , , , , | Comments Off on Drummers Played a Major Part Creating Motown Music

Kenney Jones: Premier Drumset with The Who (1982)

Posted on May 13, 2018 by Scott K Fish

SKF NOTE: Photos copied from the official program of The Who‘s 1982 tour. I saw The Who in concert three times. Twice with Keith Moon on drums and once, on this 1982 tour, with Kenney Jones on drums. Moon was … Continue reading →

Posted in Drum/Music News, SKF Blog | Tagged , , , , , | Comments Off on Kenney Jones: Premier Drumset with The Who (1982)

Roy Haynes: Still Standing Tall

Posted on May 12, 2018 by Scott K Fish

SKF NOTE: Thank you Fox 5 in New York for this uplifting story on Roy Haynes. Also, thank you Shawn Martin from The Great Drummers Facebook page for bringing this video to my attention. A one-of-a-kind man and drummer. It’s … Continue reading →

Posted in Audio, Drum/Music News, SKF Blog | Tagged , | Comments Off on Roy Haynes: Still Standing Tall

Carl Palmer Gretsch Identity Crisis Ad (1979)

Posted on May 9, 2018 by Scott K Fish

SKF NOTE: World class drums (Gretsch) and a world class drummer (Carl Palmer). The first time I saw this magazine ad (1979) I was puzzled. Gretsch set the advertising photo bar very, very high with the company’s 1960s black-and-white ads … Continue reading →

Posted in Drum/Music News, SKF Blog | Tagged , , | Comments Off on Carl Palmer Gretsch Identity Crisis Ad (1979)