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Tag Archives: Mel Lewis
Studio vs Live – Truth Be Told
SKF NOTE: Product endorsements sometimes made it unwise for an interviewer to be fully honest with Modern Drummer readers. I’m talking about times when a well-known drummer endorsed certain drums and cymbals, but played other brand cymbals and drums in … Continue reading
Posted in SKF Blog
Tagged Black Beauty, Ludwig, Mel Lewis, Modern Drummer, Thad Jones/Mel Lewis
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Ron Spagnardi – Taking a Chance on Fish
SKF NOTE: This post was first published November 30, 2018. It was my 99th Piscataquis Observer newspaper column. Looking back almost forty years I can’t imagine not crossing paths with Ron Spagnardi, founder and publisher of Modern Drummer magazine. We … Continue reading
Posted in Backgrounder Interviews, Revisiting My Life in Music, SKF Blog
Tagged Carmine Appice, Mel Lewis, Ron Spagnardi, Scott K Fish, SKFBlog
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Ed Soph – Helping a Student Figure Out Swing (1978)
SKF NOTE: This excerpt is from my interview with Ed Soph on May 19, 1978 at his home, a rental cabin, in the woods of Garrison, NY near West Point. It was my first time meeting Ed. A few years … Continue reading
Posted in Audio, SKF Blog
Tagged Buddy Rich, Chris Conrade, drum teacher, Ed Soph, Mel Lewis, SKFBlog, Swing
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Joe Morello on Technique (1978)
SKF NOTE: I interviewed Joe Morello in 1978 at his New Jersey home. My friend and fellow drummer, Chris Conrade, was with me. We three sat in Joe’s living room and Joe often played during the interview with drumsticks … Continue reading
Posted in Audio, SKF Blog
Tagged Chris Conrade, Joe Morello, Mel Lewis, Scott K Fish, SKFBlog, technique
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John Von Ohlen: I Couldn’t Get Mel Lewis’s Burning Ride Cymbal Out of My Mind
SKF NOTE: An excerpt from the full transcription of my interview with John Von Ohlen on October 12, 1984. You can listen to this exchange on the YouTube video posted here. John Von Ohlen: When I first started playing drums … Continue reading
Posted in Audio, SKF Blog
Tagged John Von Ohlen, Mel Lewis, SKFBlog
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