Category Archives: SKF Blog

Sharkey Hall: Third Man on Call in the Studios

Posted on September 8, 2015 by Scott K Fish

SKF NOTE: This short interview with Ed Sharkey Hall is another of background info gathering session for my History of Rock Drumming series. Read my first posting of background info for the series. I wouldn’t swear to it in a … Continue reading →

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Brian Holland: Motown’s Drummers Were Unbeatable

Posted on September 7, 2015 by Scott K Fish

SKF NOTE: Piecing together for my History of Rock Drumming series the mystery that was Motown‘s drummers, I called Motown’s offices for help, and Brian Holland spoke with me! I didn’t ask to speak with Mr. Holland. I imagine the … Continue reading →

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Elvin Jones Gretsch Ad 1967

Posted on September 6, 2015 by Scott K Fish

SKF NOTE: This is a full-page ad from the November 2, 1967 issue of Down Beat.

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Maybe That’s What Gene Krupa Was Talking About

Posted on September 5, 2015 by Scott K Fish

SKF NOTE: Gene Krupa said, in an interview I read decades ago, that he learned from the great black drummers how playing drums differed when leading with the right left hands. The different lead hands produce a change in sound, … Continue reading →

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Pete LaRoca: The Classic Drum Solo

Posted on September 5, 2015 by Scott K Fish

My early 1970’s introduction to Jackie McLean’s New Soil (recorded 1959) was through a brand new cut-out LP from a store in Davenport, Iowa. It’s a great album by great musicians: Jackie McLean (alto sax), Donald Byrd (trumpet), Walter Davis, … Continue reading →

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