Category Archives: SKF Blog

Weinberg & Riddle – Play The Song

Posted on August 16, 2024 by Scott K Fish

SKF NOTE: This three-way exchange with drummers Max Weinberg and Paul T. Riddle and me. In the early 1980s, Max and I were collaborating on a drum book. Part way into that project, Max wanted to take a different direction … Continue reading →

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Neil Peart ’84 Japanese SKF MD Interview

Posted on August 4, 2024 by Scott K Fish

SKF NOTE – This 1984 Japanese translation of one of my Neil Peart Modern Drummer stories has been with me since 1984. I vaguely remember MD publisher Ron Spagnardi telling me he had received this reprint request. Just as I … Continue reading →

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Donald Bailey Sr – Interview with Donald Bailey Jr

Posted on July 29, 2024 by Scott K Fish

SKF NOTE – November 15, 2021, in my blog post, “With Regrets to Donald Bailey,” I praised the wonderfully creative drummer Donald Bailey, Sr, and I told the story of how, back in the early 1980s, I dismissed a suggestion … Continue reading →

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Peart’s ‘Ghost Rider’ Hits Recommended July Reading List

Posted on July 15, 2024 by Scott K Fish

SKF NOTE: Ryan Holiday’s picks for July reading arrived a couple of days ago in my email. Holiday owns and operates The Painted Porch bookstore, he’s a writer, and he’s also a blogger. It is gladdening to see Neil Peart’s … Continue reading →

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Papa Jo – Swing and Blues – Paris 1971

Posted on July 14, 2024 by Scott K Fish

SKF NOTE: Thank you, IkeEarl, for this new-to-me concert footage with Papa Jo Jones. Can we ever have too many videos of Papa Jo?

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