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Fred Below: No Practicing Drums in the House Until You Could Play

SKF NOTE: This is the second excerpt from my interview with drummer Fred Below, arguably the father of Chicago electric blues drumming. Mr. Below recorded with Muddy Waters, Sonny Boy Williamson, the Aces, Little Walter, Chuck Berry, and other pivotal … Continue reading

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Bucket Drummers: The True Meaning of Brotherhood

‘Drum Beat Journey’: an interview wit’ organizer and filmmaker Elilta Tewelde March 3, 2015 by The People’s Minister of Information JR Elilta Tewelde [is] a Pan African organizer.., teaching Africans born in the Americas about our brothas and sistas from … Continue reading

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Brian Blade: The Bedrock Foundation for Everything I Do

Drummer’s music is more about tunes than drum solos By Tad Dickens // Posted: Monday, March 2, 2015 12:15 am [W]ith Brian Blade & The Fellowship Band[..,] Blade is the act’s leader and chief songwriter, but drums are in the … Continue reading

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Fred Below: Becoming a Professional Drummer

SKF NOTE: This is an excerpt from my interview with drummer Fred Below, arguably the father of Chicago electric blues drumming. Mr. Below recorded with Muddy Waters, Sonny Boy Williamson, the Aces, Little Walter, Chuck Berry, and other pivotal blues … Continue reading

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From There to Here: Revisiting My Life in Music

From There to Here: Revisiting a Life in Music by Scott K Fish A new friend, a musician, upon learning of my Modern Drummer past, can’t believe it. “No! You were managing editor of Modern Drummer?” His reaction surprises me. … Continue reading

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