Category Archives: Backgrounder Interviews

I have backgrounder interviews from the early 1980s for a five-part feature series I wrote for Modern Drummer magazine called, “The History of Rock Drumming.” These interviews were never published until now.

Bill Maxwell on Learning Bebop Drumming (1981)

Posted on April 25, 2017 by Scott K Fish

SKF NOTE: Andrae Crouch, The Winans, Freddie Hubbard, Koinonia — Bill Maxwell’s work as drummer and producer is among the best. Bill first came to my attention through my ears in 1981. No pre-judging on my part. The full story of … Continue reading →

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Fred Below: The Beatles Wouldn’t Have Been The Beatles

Posted on March 9, 2016 by Scott K Fish

SKF NOTE: This interview with Fred Below took place in 1982. I dated the typed transcript March 17, 1982 — so this interview happened on or near that date. My feature interview with Fred Below was published in Modern Drummer September … Continue reading →

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Armin Steiner: Recording Motown in L.A.

Posted on February 3, 2016 by Scott K Fish

SKF NOTE: My Carol Kaye transcript, and other of my backgrounder interviews, prompted questioning from some readers about West coast musicians recording early Motown records. Several musicians and other music industry people told me some (many?) of those Motown recordings … Continue reading →

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Carol Kaye: I Never Really Wanted to Do Studio Work

Posted on February 2, 2016 by Scott K Fish

SKF NOTE: In the early 1980s, when I spoke with musician Carol Kaye, I felt incredibly fortunate. I still feel that way. I was working to put together a history of rock drummers that, at times, was tough to piece … Continue reading →

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Fred Below: They Didn’t Teach Blues Music in School

Posted on January 31, 2016 by Scott K Fish

SKF NOTE: This is another in my series of Modern Drummer backgrounder interviews. I wrote on the transcript that I edited this interview on June 11, 1981 for use in the Blues Drummers segment of my History of Rock Drumming. … Continue reading →

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