Category Archives: Drum/Music News

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

Panama Francis: The Story Behind ‘Runaround Sue’

Posted on January 14, 2016 by Scott K Fish

WSJ.com ARTS ANATOMY OF A SONG The Story Behind ‘Runaround Sue’ Dion DiMucci recalls how a basement party in the Bronx in 1960 inspired ‘Runaround Sue’ Dion DiMucci: We used to have these parties in the Bronx in the late … Continue reading →

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Rick Allen: A Game of Substitution

Posted on January 13, 2016 by Scott K Fish

SKF NOTE: Def Leppard drummer, Rick Allen, talks about re-learning how to play the drumset after losing his left-arm in a car accident. DEF LEPPARD’S ONE-ARMED DRUMMER, RICK ALLEN, IS ALSO A PROLIFIC PAINTER BY DAVID MINSKY TUESDAY, JANUARY 12, … Continue reading →

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Simon Phillips: Composition Over Technique

Posted on January 11, 2016 by Scott K Fish

Saturday Jan 09 2016 A destiny of drumming: World-renowned drummer Simon Phillips and his band, Protocol, perform Wednesday By: Carol Guild, Features Editor – carolg@goldcountrymedia.com [Simon] Phillips’ music has encompassed rock, fusion and jazz. What he performs with Protocol is a … Continue reading →

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Segovia: The Light of Music and the Guitar

Posted on January 7, 2016 by Scott K Fish

SKF NOTE: Amazing musical word descriptions from Andres Segovia in this short clip. Describing his guitar as the best in the world, Mr. Segovia then tells how long it took the German guitar maker to craft his guitar and why. … Continue reading →

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Chick Corea and Steve Gadd Online Master Class

Posted on January 6, 2016 by Scott K Fish

SKF NOTE: This Tweet from Chick Corea came through yesterday. This morning I watched the almost 14-minutes available — two songs — of this master class on my iPhone. I also watched it on my Macbook, but the iPhone Periscope … Continue reading →

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