Tag Archives: Buddy Rich

Charlie Perry: Buddy Rich on Practice Habits and Teaching Methods

Posted on September 27, 2016 by Scott K Fish

SKF NOTE: Among my boxes of drumming memorabilia come a couple of legal size folders full of writing by Charlie Perry. Charlie was a noted drum teacher and author. His best known method book, perhaps, is The Art of Modern … Continue reading →

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Sonny Greer on Buddy Rich and Jo Jones

Posted on August 3, 2016 by Scott K Fish

SKF NOTE: My interview with Sonny Greer took place at Sonny’s New York City apartment on March 4, 1981, published in an edited version in the November 1981 Modern Drummer. Brooks Kerr, a pianist and Duke Ellington aficionado, was performing … Continue reading →

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Fred Gruber on Dave Tough: ‘I Have a Great Love for this Man’

Posted on March 2, 2016 by Scott K Fish

SKF NOTE: Excerpted from my interview with Freddie Gruber in late 1983 or early 1984. This is an instance where I recommended a drummer have a feature interview and the rest of the Modern Drummer editorial staff outvoted me. That … 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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Ed Shaughnessy: The Buddy Rich ‘Old Whip Cream Roll’

Posted on January 24, 2016 by Scott K Fish

SKF NOTE: Yesterday I was using YouTube to find how-to videos for playing press rolls. I came across this Ed Shaughnessy lesson — which is great on a couple of levels. Thank you to the person who uploaded this video … Continue reading →

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