Tag Archives: Drummer

John Densmore: Random Thoughts on Drumming

Posted on October 29, 2014 by Scott K Fish

Day of the Drum by John Densmore / Founding member of The Doors – We drummers all know that our mother’s heartbeat was the first instrument we heard. As a race, we’ve all been trying to get back to that womb. … Continue reading →

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Ginger Baker on Passing of Jack Bruce

Posted on October 28, 2014 by Scott K Fish

Legendary drummer Ginger Baker pays tribute to ‘one-off’ Jack Bruce By Western Morning News  |  Posted: October 26, 2014  By Alex Diaz Speaking from a hotel in the Republic of Ireland, Baker, 75, said: “We go back a long way, … Continue reading →

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Mel Lewis on Calf Skin Drum Heads

Posted on October 25, 2014 by Scott K Fish

SKF NOTE: This is from an interview with Mel Lewis in his New York City apartment on September 8, 1977. An edited version appeared as Mel’s first Modern Drummer feature interview. Mel, a Modern Drummer Advisory Member, was telling me … Continue reading →

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Freddie Gruber: How A Drum Student Hears Pt. 2

Posted on October 24, 2014 by Scott K Fish

I posted Part 1 of my exchange with Freddie Gruber here. During our interview, however, I stopped our hypothetical conversation and asked Freddie to use me as a real-life example. So this second part of our interview began after Freddie … Continue reading →

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Technology Helps Aspiring Visually Impaired Musicians

Posted on October 20, 2014 by Scott K Fish

New program aids visually impaired drummer Hannah Sparling, hsparling@newarkadvocate.com NEWARK – Before, 13-year-old Josh Shady had to tote around binders full of large-print music. If a song fit on one page for his classmates, Josh, who is visually impaired, would … Continue reading →

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