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Levon’s Drums: Sliding to a Different Tonality

Posted on December 6, 2016 by Scott K Fish

Robbie Robertson: I wrote The Weight in late 1967 in a house I was renting in Woodstock, N.Y. The Band…had already written enough songs for Music From Big Pink. But I wanted one more as a fallback, just in case. Our … Continue reading →

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Newly Released Photo: Jaimoe & Butch 1982

Posted on December 3, 2016 by Scott K Fish

SKF NOTE: Allman Brothers drummers Jaimoe and Butch Trucks said yes to being part of my idea to tweak Modern Drummer magazine’s Who Reads Modern Drummer? in-house ads. Noted drummers were asked to provide MD a photo and their statement … Continue reading →

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Why a Snare Drum & Sticks, Little Drummer Boy?

Posted on December 2, 2016 by Scott K Fish

SKF NOTE: From a drummer’s perspective: Why do most recordings and performances of The Little Drummer Boy (aka A Carol of the Drum) assume that 2,000 years ago, the little boy who played drums for Jesus in the manger, used … Continue reading →

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Revisiting Chris Smith’s Bio of Mel Lewis

Posted on December 1, 2016 by Scott K Fish

SKF NOTE: Mel Lewis biographer Chris Smith has some new to me photos and music he’s sharing on Jon McCaslin’s Four On The Floor blog. I especially like the 7-minute live, unrehearsed duet between Mel Lewis and tenor saxophonist Bob … Continue reading →

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Frankie Dunlop: Monk’s Lesson on Slow vs Fast Playing

Posted on November 26, 2016 by Scott K Fish

SKF NOTE: One of my favorite parts of my interviews with the great drummer Frankie Dunlop. Now, for the first time, listeners can hear Frankie describe his lesson from Thelonious Monk on playing fast vs playing slow — including Frankie’s … Continue reading →

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