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Ringo Starr Plays the Song

Posted on February 2, 2015 by Scott K Fish

SKF NOTE: No new news here, but always nice to hear from someone who understands the core of great drumming. Ex-producer Mark Hudson still heaps praise on Ringo Starr: ‘He plays the song’ FEBRUARY 1, 2015 BY SOMETHING ELSE! Grammy-winning … Continue reading →

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Gary Chester: Studio Recording with Ashtrays and Thimbles

Posted on January 23, 2015 by Scott K Fish

SKF NOTE: I found the full transcript from my 1983 interview with Gary Chester, published that year in the April Modern Drummer. The transcript is about twice as long as a typical MD feature interview at that time, suggesting Gary … Continue reading →

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John Bonham: There Goes Another Rubber Tree Plant

Posted on January 9, 2015 by Scott K Fish

SKF Note: Excerpt from a 1988 interview with 21-year old Jason Bonham. Jason Bonham: There’s a great story. You must print this. It’s fantastic. They had this huge, huge rubber plant in the Abba Studios in Stockholm. And they set … Continue reading →

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Gary Chester: Calfskin Heads, Vintage Drums, Studio Sounds

Posted on January 7, 2015 by Scott K Fish

SKF NOTE: I found the full transcript from my interview with Gary Chester, published in the April 1983 Modern Drummer. The transcript is 64 typed pages, using one-and-a-half spaces between sentences. On a manual typewriter! It is about twice as … Continue reading →

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Carmine Appice on Tony Williams

Posted on December 5, 2014 by Scott K Fish

SKF NOTE: This is from my 1977 interview with Carmine Appice, 37-years ago, at his mother’s home in Brooklyn, NY. Carmine’s comments about Tony Williams are among my few drum interview moments that keep coming to mind, usually eliciting a … Continue reading →

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