Tag Archives: Modern Drummer

Interviewing Jim Gordon

Posted on March 4, 2024 by Scott K Fish

Interviewing Jim GordonScott K. Fish, Special to the Piscataquis Observer • March 31, 2020 Thirty-eight years ago, Monday, January 11, 1982, I was alone in a single room at a New Jersey boarding house. “Bitter Arctic Winds Blow In and … Continue reading →

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Drums & Demons – The Tragic Journey of Jim Gordon

Posted on January 29, 2024 by Scott K Fish

SKF NOTE: Author Joel Selvin’s biography, “Drums & Demons: The Tragic Journey of Jim Gordon,” is scheduled for release on February 27, 2024. As stated in the “Drums & Demons” press release, Selvin wrote the book, “With full cooperation from … Continue reading →

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Weinberg Salutes Blaine

Posted on January 3, 2024 by Scott K Fish

SKF NOTE: As drummer Max Weinberg points out in this April 1981 note, Hal Blaine’s Modern Drummer interview and columns really hit home with MD readers. Drummers, young and old, would write to Blaine through the magazine. MD editors would … Continue reading →

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A Fred Below Memento

Posted on December 24, 2023 by Scott K Fish

SKF NOTE: Drummer Fred Below agreed to a Modern Drummer, in part, if the magazine would publish a booking advertisement for Below’s band. That idea was mine. When I first asked Below if he was interested in being the subject … Continue reading →

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In Search of Barbara Borden

Posted on November 23, 2023 by Scott K Fish

SKF NOTE: Having come across drummer Barbara Borden’s note recently, I had hoped to pass along an up-to-date location/itinerary for Borden with this blog post. She does have a web site. She is the subject of a 2012 documentary, Keeper … Continue reading →

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