Tag Archives: Mel Lewis

Mel Lewis’s Sage Health Advice

Posted on December 7, 2025 by Scott K Fish

SKF NOTE: Putting on a happy face on Day It-Seems-Like-Forever with (bronchitis)? Coughing until my middle-back hurts. Then coughing until my lower back hurts. Whatever this is, it’s getting better. These last two days I slept through the night. Mucinex … Continue reading →

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Mel Lewis’s Right Hand Grip

Posted on March 19, 2025 by Scott K Fish

SKF NOTE: Remembering my phone conversation with Mel Lewis when he was explaining to me his cancer diagnosis. Mel said the cancer was a result of his playing while holding his right stick wrong all those years. The butt of … Continue reading →

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Fact Checking Drummer Interviews

Posted on March 2, 2025 by Scott K Fish

SKF NOTE: This is a photo of the envelope I used to send Mel Lewis his first Modern Drummer interview transcript. The glued postage stamp is long gone. It reminds me of when I started freelancing writing about drummers, before … Continue reading →

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Drum Ads That Never Grow Old

Posted on January 24, 2025 by Scott K Fish

SKF NOTE: This is a random collection of drum ads I scanned from old Down Beat magazines. Am I the only one who never lost his enthusiasm for studying these old photos?

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Sherrie Maricle On Mel Lewis’s Drums

Posted on February 6, 2024 by Scott K Fish

SKF NOTE: Drummer/Bandleader Sherrie Maricle played Mel Lewis’s calfhead drumset at the Village Vanguard. Lewis’s drums sounded great, but playing them was awful. Maricle leads the DIVA Jazz Orchestra and other smaller bands. She is a super drummer, bandleader, clinician, … Continue reading →

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