Category Archives: Drum/Music News

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

Ginger Baker: Kicking Heroin with God’s Recipe

Posted on June 28, 2015 by Scott K Fish

SKF NOTE: A snippet from Jim Clash’s four-part interview with Ginger Baker for Forbes magazine. JUN 16, 2015 @ 9:52 PM Cream Drummer Ginger Baker’s Early Influences, How He Kicked Heroin Habit Jim Clash CONTRIBUTOR Jim Clash: When did you … Continue reading →

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Revisiting the Bo Diddley Beat

Posted on June 19, 2015 by Scott K Fish

SKF NOTE: This is an interesting chronology of the Bo Diddley beat. Missing from this article is drummer Clifton James who recorded many of Bo Diddley’s great records, and deserves credit for popularizing that beat. Bo Diddley used a canny … Continue reading →

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Ginger Baker: “Philly” Joe Jones said, “Man, You Tell a Story”

Posted on June 18, 2015 by Scott K Fish

SKF NOTE: A snippet from Jim Clash’s four-part interview with Ginger Baker for Forbes magazine. JUN 16, 2015 @ 9:52 PM Cream Drummer Ginger Baker’s Early Influences, How He Kicked Heroin Habit Jim Clash CONTRIBUTOR Jim Clash: You are a … Continue reading →

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Drumming with Words: A Time to Pound, a Time to Pause

Posted on June 13, 2015 by Scott K Fish

Drumming With Words by Greg J. Stone — 06/11/2015 I have what…Ginger Baker calls the “gift of time.” …I have always had an instinctive ability to keep a beat — at least at the level of an amateur drummer. That skill … Continue reading →

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3D Printer Drumset? Cool! But, How Does It Sound?

Posted on June 12, 2015 by Scott K Fish

SKF NOTE: The technology here is fascinating. I emailed 3DPrint.com, however, asking if online readers can have a chance to hear Mr. Szydlowski’s drums. Not sure why the film editor ends this video at the exact moment the listener expects … Continue reading →

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