Category Archives: SKF Blog

Duke Ellington vs Chick Webb: ‘We Tore Them Up, Man’

Posted on March 1, 2016 by Scott K Fish

SKF NOTE: Sonny Greer was Duke Ellington‘s drummer 1924-1951 when he was replaced by Louis Bellson. This exchange about a Savoy Ballroom Battle of the Bands between the Duke Ellington and Chick Webb Orchestras is from my interview with Sonny … Continue reading →

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Buddy Rich’s Secret Solved

Posted on February 28, 2016 by Scott K Fish

SKF NOTE: I cannot remember a time in my life when this Great Music Mystery wasn’t unsolved: How did Buddy Rich become the world’s greatest drummer without taking drum lessons? I grew up, like a million other aspiring drummers, being … Continue reading →

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Weckl Describes Simon & Garfunkel Audition 1983

Posted on February 27, 2016 by Scott K Fish

SKF NOTE: This exchange is from my 1983 feature length with Dave Weckl that was never published in Modern Drummer. Well, some of the interview was published in MD as a profile of Dave Weckl, but that’s it. Here’s the … Continue reading →

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Jimmy Madison: We Were Like Joe Morello’s Mascots

Posted on February 26, 2016 by Scott K Fish

SKF NOTE: In August of last year I posted The Day Jimmy Madison Rescued Joe Morello. I remembered Jimmy Madison telling that story and I wanted to share it. Yesterday I found the transcript of my interview with Jimmy Madison. … Continue reading →

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Bonnie Raitt: ‘By 1987, I’d Had Enough’

Posted on February 25, 2016 by Scott K Fish

SKF NOTE: Bonnie Raitt is one of my longtime favorite musicians. Very much looking forward to hearing her new album, Dig In Deep. Helping to kick off that album, the Wall Street Journal published the backstory to Bonnie Raitt’s hit … Continue reading →

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