Tag Archives: Louis Bellson

Louis Bellson Endorses Remo PTS Drums

Posted on March 31, 2018 by

SKF NOTE: Remo Belli was a unique inventor of products meant to improve drummers’ lives. If is inventing was limited to the plastic drumhead — he would still be remembered as one of the music world’s greats. Along with successes, … Continue reading →

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Ed Shaugnessy: Non-Stop Believer in Teaching Drumming Traditions

Posted on July 12, 2017 by

SKF NOTE: The Who Reads Modern Drummer? ad campaign is still one of my favorite ideas. I’m glad founder/publisher Ron Spagnardi agreed. And I’m glad well-known drummers agreed. Here’s the ad campaign back story. Along with Ed Shaughnessy’s letter I’ve posted … Continue reading →

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Louis Bellson’s Modern Drummer Ad and Consent Letter 1982

Posted on February 27, 2017 by

SKF NOTE: I came across this letter in one of my old notebooks. One of my non-writing ideas at Modern Drummer was the “Who Reads Modern Drummer?” endorsement ads. The idea was simple: A drummer gives his or her written … Continue reading →

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Louie Bellson: The Finger Method of Drumming

Posted on October 12, 2015 by

SKF NOTE: I found this incomplete column posted awhile ago on The Great Drummers Group Facebook page. When I went back weeks later to find it again so I could credit the original poster, I could not find it. If … Continue reading →

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Buddy Rich/Louis Bellson Remo Ad 1971

Posted on September 13, 2015 by
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Jon Fishman: Jazz Was This Monster Around the Corner

Posted on August 25, 2015 by

Relix.com Little Drummer Boy: Local Hero Jon Fishman Reconnects with His Syracuse Drum Teacher by Jess Novak on August 22, 2015 Jess Novak: You took lessons from [Syracuse, NY drummer] Dave (Hanlon) when you were 13. Why drums? Jon Fishman: … Continue reading →

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‘The World’s Greatest Drummer is Louis Bellson’

Posted on July 26, 2015 by

SKF NOTE: My Uncle Bob, older brother Craig, and I are standing in the dirt driveway at Charles R. Fish Nurseries, 39 School Street, Auburn, Massachusetts. I’m maybe 10 years old. Craig is one-and-a-half years older. The sun is shining … Continue reading →

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