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Shiela E: Stiletto Heels and Drumming Don’t Mix

Posted on December 10, 2014 by Scott K Fish

Sheila E. drums up music & memoirBy George Varga11 A.M.DEC. 9, 2014 Just how physically challenging was it for Sheila E. to drum…wearing 6-inch stileto heels during Prince’s “Sign O’ The Times” tour in the late 1980s and on her … Continue reading →

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Ringo Starr: The Beatles Won’t Be Forgotten

Posted on December 10, 2014 by Scott K Fish

SKF NOTE: This item is from the Wall Street Journal’s Jim Fusilli’s column, Famous Today, Forgotten Tomorrow, about Bing Crosby and Bob Hope. Mr. Fusilli’s point: Crosby and Hope were two HUGE stars whose work is almost forgotten in today’s … Continue reading →

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Dan Briechle: Rethinking the Art of Drum Making

Posted on December 10, 2014 by Scott K Fish

Denver’s Dan Briechle Makes Some of the World’s Most Unique Drums By Isa Jones Mon., Dec. 8 2014 at 6:07 AM Dan Briechle’s first drum set is small and old. His father made him take it a part and clean … Continue reading →

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Carmine Appice on Tony Williams

Posted on December 5, 2014 by Scott K Fish

SKF NOTE: This is from my 1977 interview with Carmine Appice, 37-years ago, at his mother’s home in Brooklyn, NY. Carmine’s comments about Tony Williams are among my few drum interview moments that keep coming to mind, usually eliciting a … Continue reading →

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Joe Morello on Buddy Rich Part 3

Posted on December 3, 2014 by Scott K Fish

SKF NOTE: Revisiting the transcript of my early 1980’s interview with Joe Morello. Joe Morello said things about Buddy Rich which were new to me. Joe’s remarks were instructive and/or funny. I am posting the remarks separately, by subject. Here … Continue reading →

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