Tag Archives: Gene Krupa

Frankie Dunlop: Gene Krupa’s Kindness to an Upcoming Drummer

Posted on May 16, 2015 by Scott K Fish

SKF NOTE: I was hanging out with friends outside Clark Tuthill’s house in Centerport, NY in the late 1960s. Clark’s record player was outside too. He was listening – as was often the case – to a Thelonious Monk album. … Continue reading →

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Revisiting My Life in Music: The Earliest Music in My Life

Posted on March 29, 2015 by Scott K Fish

In my first blog post I write of how important to my eventual music writing was hearing, at age six, my Uncle Bob’s recording of Gene Krupa‘s China Boy, and also, discovering Uncle Bob’s mismatched four-piece drumset and loving its … Continue reading →

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Neil Peart – No Keith Moon Without Krupa

Posted on January 6, 2015 by Scott K Fish

Mystic Rhythms: Rush’s Neil Peart On The First Rock DrummerJANUARY 06, 2015 2:03 AM ET At 62, Peart has lived through and listened to a substantial slice of the history of modern drumming. He says he first wanted to become … 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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Drummer Berkowitz Builds New Gene Krupa Orchestra

Posted on November 3, 2014 by Scott K Fish

New Gene Krupa Orchestra in Hackettstown By Bill Nutt, Correspondent 2:33 p.m. EDT July 11, 2014 “Gene was the first superstar drummer,” says Michael Berkowitz. Under Berkowitz’s leadership and drumming, the New Gene Krupa Orchestra plays jazz compositions that are … Continue reading →

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