Tag Archives: Drummer

Scott K Fish: Dave Tough Profile 1979

Posted on April 3, 2016 by Scott K Fish

SKF NOTE: I wrote this Dave Tough profile for the January/February 1979 Modern Drummer as a freelance writer pre-internet. The piece includes several names of people and things Life Beyond the Cymbals readers might want to explore further. In the … Continue reading →

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Barbara Borden: A Woman Drummer? Not an Issue

Posted on April 1, 2016 by Scott K Fish

SKF NOTE: Some more worthwhile advice for drummers from my 1981 Modern Drummer interview with Barbara Borden of the jazz group Alive!. The interview back story is here. Scott K Fish: Do you feel that a woman considering a career in … Continue reading →

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Keith Richards Would Never Have Released ‘Satisfaction’

Posted on March 30, 2016 by Scott K Fish

Keith Richards: The truth is if I’d had my way, [Satisfaction] would never have been released (laughs). We were recording in L.A. at the time at RCA and it just tripped off the end of my tongue, as it were, … Continue reading →

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Ed Soph: You’ve Got to Rely on the Time in Yourself

Posted on March 29, 2016 by Scott K Fish

SKF NOTE: Ed Soph‘s thoughts here on big band vs small band drumming are from my undated interview transcript published as a feature Modern Drummer interview in the 1979 January/February interview. The circumstances of this interview are posted here. I … Continue reading →

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Mark Herndon: Drummer? What Drummer?

Posted on March 26, 2016 by Scott K Fish

SKF NOTE: Former Alabama drummer Mark Herndon says, “Nobody held a gun at my head…,” but this tale of Herndon’s “non-person” status with the group is troubling. And lead singer Randy Owen’s comments about Herndon to a newspaper reporter make … Continue reading →

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