Category Archives: SKF Blog

Hal Blaine – If I Can Help a Kid

Posted on October 15, 2024 by Scott K Fish

SKF NOTE – This letter from the great drummer Hal Blaine needs some explaining. First, the letter is in mostly in reference to Blaine’s monthly “Staying In Tune” column for Modern Drummer. The column concept was Blaine’s. MD readers could … Continue reading →

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Ed Blackwell – Pure Swing

Posted on October 14, 2024 by Scott K Fish

SKF NOTE: I often find reading articles and interviews in old music magazines pleasurable and instructive. This 44-year old piece by Conrad Silvert on the Old and New Dreams band, and its individual members, is a case in point. I’ve … Continue reading →

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Gadd – ‘Luck and Strange’

Posted on September 23, 2024 by Scott K Fish

SKF NOTE: Steve Gadd’s uncomplicated drumming on Joe Cocker’s recording of the song, “Catfish,” has remained one of my favorite Gadd tracks for almost 50 years. Gadd’s accompaniment for “Catfish” is absolutely perfect. He plays exactly what needs to be … Continue reading →

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Matt Frenette Complete 1984 MD Interview Pt 4 of 4

Posted on September 16, 2024 by Scott K Fish

SKF NOTE – Here’s Part 4 of 4 interview segments. “The interview was therefore intended to be a portrait of an up-and-coming new artist. However, before we had the chance to publish that interview, ‘Loverboy’s’ success had spread across the … Continue reading →

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Matt Frenette Complete 1984 MD Interview Pt 3 of 4

Posted on September 13, 2024 by Scott K Fish

SKF NOTE: Here’s Part 3 of 4 interview segments. The actual interview took place September 1983 at the height of ‘Loverboy’s’ hit song, “Working for the Weekend.” It appeared as the cover story for the March 1984 Modern Drummer magazine. … Continue reading →

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