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Audio: Tommy Aldridge on Playing Double-Bass Drums (1982)

Posted on February 1, 2017 by Scott K Fish

SKF NOTE: This cassette, from my stint as Managing Editor at Modern Drummer, seems to have been a tape I used, circa 1982, for interview follow-ups with drummers. Tommy Aldridge, James Black, Bob DiSalle, Max Roach, Carolyn Brandy, and, I … Continue reading →

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Give the Student Something Positive to Remember About Drumming

Posted on January 31, 2017 by Scott K Fish

SKF NOTE: Thinking the last few days about my boring first drum teacher. A nearby music store employee, I don’t remember his name, but he and I were sitting in a closet size room with a drum pad. “You need to … Continue reading →

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Jim Gordon: ‘Gordon Lightfoot Was a Very Methodical Man’

Posted on January 28, 2017 by Scott K Fish

SKF NOTE: Here’s the second excerpt from my interview with Jim Gordon. We had been talking about his work as a studio drummer/percussionist. I asked Jim if he had any favorite records from his studio days. After citing a few … Continue reading →

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Appreciating Drummer Photos Pre-Internet

Posted on January 25, 2017 by Scott K Fish

SKF NOTE: I suppose drummers coming of age with the internet offering limitless video and sounds of famous drummers, will never understand the impact of a single magazine photo on drummers coming of age with magazines, books, and rare t.v. … Continue reading →

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M’BOOM Interview (1983)

Posted on January 24, 2017 by Scott K Fish

SKF NOTE: Every time boxes of the new Modern Drummer arrived at the MD office it was exciting. Each issue was the culmination of team work by many people. MD’s entire crew – editors, artists, ad sales, subscriptions. The music … Continue reading →

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