Category Archives: Drum/Music News

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

Jimmy Crawford Obituary (1980)

Posted on August 5, 2017 by Scott K Fish

SKF NOTE: When I was learning to play brushes, Jimmy Crawford was a key influence. I would put on headphones and play along with Crawford on albums by pianists Eddie Heywood, Jr. and John Wright. Joe Morello and Alan Dawson … Continue reading →

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Terri Lyne: I Didn’t Know Girls Didn’t Play Drums

Posted on August 3, 2017 by Scott K Fish

DRUMMING UP INTEREST IN NEWPORT BY BILL BROTHERTON | 2017-08-02 19:56:38 Terri Lyne Carrington: “I didn’t know that girls didn’t play drums. There was no stigma. My parents encouraged me. By late elementary school or junior high, most girls stop … Continue reading →

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John Densmore: ‘Ever Hear of The Doors?’

Posted on July 21, 2017 by Scott K Fish

SKF NOTE: Tom McLaughlin is a friend, newspaper columnist, and a retired history teacher. He’s been writing his blog a long, long time. I enjoyed Tom’s recent story, Window on The Doors, about his chance meeting with John Densmore and … Continue reading →

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Magnificent Ed Thigpen Live (1960)

Posted on July 20, 2017 by Scott K Fish

SKF NOTE: Now and then I find online wonderful music at a great price. Such is the case with the Oscar Peterson Trio’s Live at CBC Studios 1960. Once upon a time I listened to this group as often as … Continue reading →

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Carmine Appice, Peter Criss Remember Gene Krupa at Criss Farewell

Posted on June 19, 2017 by Scott K Fish

SKF NOTE: Carmine Appice said through his Twitter account (June 17), “I went to Peter Criss’s. Last gig ever tonight…. He had a big band [and] even played Sing, Sing, Sing, a Gene Krupa song. His idol and mine.” Carmine’s … Continue reading →

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