Category Archives: SKF Blog

Freddie Gruber 1947: Between a Belgian Percussionist and Buddy Rich

Posted on March 14, 2016 by Scott K Fish

SKF NOTE: Freddie Gruber background material was scarce in the early 1980s when I was preparing to interview him. I don’t remember any recordings with Freddie on drums available. Most of my background information came from drummers who knew Freddie, Freddie … Continue reading →

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The Drum Doctor: It Makes It So Much Easier on the Drummer

Posted on March 13, 2016 by Scott K Fish

SKF NOTE: Ross Garfield is a name new to me. What he does for a living at Drum Doctors is unique and creative. Thank you, Bryan Menegus for bringing us this story. This Legend Owns the Drums Heard on Almost … Continue reading →

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Robert Plant: ‘Black Dog’ Was a Trick, a Game

Posted on March 12, 2016 by Scott K Fish

J.D. Considine: …I’ve always found it funny that the heaviest Zeppelin song, Black Dog, was also, and perhaps by no small coincidence, the one that always screwed up the garage bands, that they couldn’t get. Robert Plant: That’s right, because … Continue reading →

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DeJohnette: I Never Studied with a Teacher

Posted on March 11, 2016 by Scott K Fish

SKF NOTE: One night in February 1980 I went to J.B. Scott’s nightclub in Albany, NY to hear Jack DeJohnette‘s New Directions quartet with John Abercrombie (guitar), Eddie Gomez (bass) and Lester Bowie (trumpet). I had a few published Modern Drummer interviews to … Continue reading →

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Fred Below: The Beatles Wouldn’t Have Been The Beatles

Posted on March 9, 2016 by Scott K Fish

SKF NOTE: This interview with Fred Below took place in 1982. I dated the typed transcript March 17, 1982 — so this interview happened on or near that date. My feature interview with Fred Below was published in Modern Drummer September … Continue reading →

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