Category Archives: Audio

Joe English: McCartney Gave Me a Fantastic Break

Posted on August 13, 2018 by Scott K Fish

SKF NOTE: Joe English was tough to interview. Here’s what I wrote as part of the feature interview introduction in the June 1986 Modern Drummer: Joe English agreed to to this interview in 1980. Then he disappeared. In 1983, I … Continue reading →

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A Lost Opportunity – The Rich/Gruber Drumming Videos

Posted on July 25, 2018 by Scott K Fish

SKF NOTE: Here’s the back story on this tape from my Freddie Gruber interview circa 1982. This excerpt is, for me, a great life lesson: Don’t put off until tomorrow what you can do today. When Freddie first mentioned a … Continue reading →

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Ringo Starr – How Ringo’s Band Members Got the Gig

Posted on July 23, 2018 by Scott K Fish

SKF NOTE: A brief exchange between Mitch Albom and Ringo Starr from WVOM-FM 103.9 on June 27, 1998. Ringo was promoting his new album, Vertical Man. Mitch asked how the musicians in Ringo’s band got the gig. That’s followed by … Continue reading →

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Roy Burns Drum Clinic – Circa 1974

Posted on July 14, 2018 by Scott K Fish

SKF NOTE: In August 2014, a few months after starting my blog, I posted my recollection about a Roy Burns drum clinic I had attended around 1974. I was newly living in Davenport, Iowa — the Quad Cities area of … Continue reading →

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Freddie Gruber – I Played Leedy & Ludwig Drums

Posted on July 12, 2018 by Scott K Fish

SKF NOTE: Sorting through another box of my audio cassettes, I found the third and final part of my interview with Freddie Gruber circa 1982. We were seated at the kitchen table in Buddy Rich’s NYC apartment. Here’s my original … Continue reading →

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