Category Archives: Drum/Music News

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

Most Innovative Percussion Product Since the Drumstick?

Posted on October 22, 2017 by Scott K Fish

SKF NOTE: A blast from the past. October 1985, to be exact.

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Fleetwood Mac: Not Really How a Rhythm Section Should Work

Posted on October 19, 2017 by Scott K Fish

SKF NOTE: Fleetwood Mac was among my favorites back in the 1960s when that version of Fleetwood Mac was considered a British blues band with Peter Green, Jeremy Spencer, Danny Kirwan, John McVie, and Mick Fleetwood.  Fleetwood Mac’s original version … Continue reading →

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Grady Tate’s Drum Lesson from Papa Jo Jones

Posted on October 18, 2017 by Scott K Fish

SKF NOTE: Count me among the listeners blown away by Grady Tate’s drumming with Stan Getz on the Sweet Rain album (1967). Chick Corea (piano), and Ron Carter (bass) make up the rest of that Getz quartet. Clean, musical, swinging … Continue reading →

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Steve Smith Zildjian Cymbal Set-Up 198?

Posted on October 11, 2017 by Scott K Fish

SKF NOTE: One of a series of Zildjian brochures from the 1980s, I believe.

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Susan Ramsey: Earning a Musician’s Living in Rural Maine

Posted on October 9, 2017 by Scott K Fish

SKF NOTE: I write a weekly column for the Piscataquis Observer, sometimes about music and musicians, such as musician/teacher Susan Ramsey. ===== A Musician Can Make a Big Difference in a Community Scott K Fish, Special to the Piscataquis Observer … Continue reading →

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