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Keith Richards: Charlie Watts Keeps Stones Grounded

Vic Garbarini: [How] does a band like the Stones…keep grounded? Keith Richards: Maybe the answer is in the nature of the band itself.., that each person in the band in some way grounds the others. If there’s anything that’s stopped … Continue reading

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Freddie Gruber 1947: Between a Belgian Percussionist and Buddy Rich

SKF NOTE: Freddie Gruber background material was scarce in the early 1980s when I was preparing to interview him. I don’t remember any recordings with Freddie on drums available. Most of my background information came from drummers who knew Freddie, Freddie … Continue reading

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The Drum Doctor: It Makes It So Much Easier on the Drummer

SKF NOTE: Ross Garfield is a name new to me. What he does for a living at Drum Doctors is unique and creative. Thank you, Bryan Menegus for bringing us this story. This Legend Owns the Drums Heard on Almost … Continue reading

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Robert Plant: ‘Black Dog’ Was a Trick, a Game

J.D. Considine: …I’ve always found it funny that the heaviest Zeppelin song, Black Dog, was also, and perhaps by no small coincidence, the one that always screwed up the garage bands, that they couldn’t get. Robert Plant: That’s right, because … Continue reading

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Jeff Porcaro: Pearl Drum Ad 1982

SKF NOTE: Nice ad photo of Jeff Porcaro and his Pearl Drums from Modern Drummer‘s December 1982 issue.

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