Category Archives: Drum/Music News

News items of note, present and past, about drummers and other musicians.

Krupa: The Sound That Launched a Million Drummers

Posted on April 9, 2018 by Scott K Fish

SKF NOTE: I am among the millions of drummers first inspired by Gene Krupa’s sound to play drums and study drumming. Krupa has described his role in drum history as making the drummer a high priced guy. Others say Krupa … Continue reading →

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Louis Bellson Endorses Remo PTS Drums

Posted on March 31, 2018 by Scott K Fish

SKF NOTE: Remo Belli was a unique inventor of products meant to improve drummers’ lives. If is inventing was limited to the plastic drumhead — he would still be remembered as one of the music world’s greats. Along with successes, … Continue reading →

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Mel Lewis – Best Beat of a Lifetime

Posted on March 5, 2018 by Scott K Fish

SKF NOTE: This 1968 Gretsch drum ad with Mel Lewis — and other great drummers in the series — need to be kept in the public eye, IMO. As I’ve said before, pre-internet, these ads gave young drummers one our … Continue reading →

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Mel Lewis Plays Herbie Hancock ($4.95)

Posted on February 26, 2018 by Scott K Fish

SKF NOTE: This album, Mel Lewis & the Jazz Orchestra Play the Compositions of Herbie Hancock Live in Montreux, looks promising. Mel Lewis’s Orchestra in concert playing Herbie Hancock tunes arranged by Bob Mintzer. At $4.95 (as of Feb. 26, … Continue reading →

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Buddy Rich – Folk Singer?

Posted on February 24, 2018 by Scott K Fish

SKF NOTE: I knew there was a time in Buddy Rich’s life when he stopped playing drums, and tried to make it as a singer and dancer. But listening just now to Les Paul tell a story of Buddy Rich … Continue reading →

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