Tag Archives: Carmine Appice

Alan Dawson on Drums, Gear, and Individual Sound

Posted on June 17, 2021 by Scott K Fish

SKF NOTE: This excerpt is from an in-person interview with Alan Dawson in his living room over a tuna fish sandwich. The more complete back story is here. Here’s Alan Dawson answering my questions about the need for us to … Continue reading →

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Ron Spagnardi – Taking a Chance on Fish

Posted on January 18, 2021 by Scott K Fish

SKF NOTE: This post was first published November 30, 2018. It was my 99th Piscataquis Observer newspaper column. Looking back almost forty years I can’t imagine not crossing paths with Ron Spagnardi, founder and publisher of Modern Drummer magazine. We … Continue reading →

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Carmine Appice Keeps Hangin’ On

Posted on October 10, 2017 by Scott K Fish

SKF NOTE: When I was 17-years old our garage band, Potter’s Field, covered Vanilla Fudge’s version of, You Keep Me Hangin’ On. That’s my first memory of Carmine Appice. Ten years later, I met Carmine at a Long Island Drum Center … Continue reading →

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Carmine Appice, Peter Criss Remember Gene Krupa at Criss Farewell

Posted on June 19, 2017 by Scott K Fish

SKF NOTE: Carmine Appice said through his Twitter account (June 17), “I went to Peter Criss’s. Last gig ever tonight…. He had a big band [and] even played Sing, Sing, Sing, a Gene Krupa song. His idol and mine.” Carmine’s … Continue reading →

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Carmine Appice Syndrum Ad: One Moment in Time (1978)

Posted on February 25, 2017 by Scott K Fish

SKF NOTE: Michael Shrieve was, I believe, the first drummer I heard playing Syndrums. This Carmine Appice ad photo from 1978 is a good example of one moment in time during the ongoing progression of the drumset, drum accessories, and … Continue reading →

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