Tag Archives: Drummer

A Great Drum Photo is Still Worth 1,000 Words

Posted on December 2, 2014 by Scott K Fish

SKF NOTE: I still enjoy looking at drum advertisements. Not all of them. But especially pre-internet ads. Short of seeing drummers live at clinics (rare), or in concert (rarer for minor age drummers), or on t.v. (rare) – photos in … Continue reading →

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Carl Palmer in Rhode Island: “I’m a Working Musician”

Posted on December 1, 2014 by Scott K Fish

Legendary drummer Carl Palmer coming to Pawtucket November 30, 2014 01:00 AM BY SUSAN MCDONALD / Sewsoo1@verizon.net PAWTUCKET, R.I. — [O]ne of the most respected drummers to come out of the 1960s…. Still touring.., Palmer likes to think…his fans appreciate that … Continue reading →

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Freddie Gruber: Is It Necessary to Know Drum Rudiments?

Posted on November 30, 2014 by Scott K Fish

SKF NOTE: Excerpted from my late 1983 or early 1984 interview with Freddie Gruber. I don’t know how much, if any, of this excerpt is in Modern Drummer’s Focus on Teachers interview, but this excerpt differs in one respect. These … Continue reading →

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Joe Morello on Buddy Rich Part 2

Posted on November 29, 2014 by Scott K Fish

SKF NOTE: Revisiting the transcript of my early 1980’s interview with Joe Morello today. Five or six times Joe Morello said some things about Buddy Rich which were new to me. I also found Joe’s remarks instructive and/or funny. I … Continue reading →

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Where a Drum Line is a Safe Place, a Home

Posted on November 29, 2014 by Scott K Fish

Grant drum line gets surprise of a lifetime in Hollywood Lured to Hollywood with the ruse of playing a private party for Robin Roberts, the Grant drum line gets a huge surprise. Sacramento – …Grant High is one the worst … Continue reading →

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