Tag Archives: Modern Drummer

Fred Below: Becoming a Professional Drummer

Posted on March 1, 2015 by Scott K Fish

SKF NOTE: This is an excerpt from my interview with drummer Fred Below, arguably the father of Chicago electric blues drumming. Mr. Below recorded with Muddy Waters, Sonny Boy Williamson, the Aces, Little Walter, Chuck Berry, and other pivotal blues … Continue reading →

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Why I Never Collected Famous People’s Autographs

Posted on February 16, 2015 by Scott K Fish

As a freelance writer, and as Managing Editor of Modern Drummer magazine, every interview was an opportunity to ask a famous musician or music personality for his or her autograph. I didn’t do that because I felt that asking for … Continue reading →

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Alan Dawson: How Do You Sound vs How Do You Look

Posted on February 7, 2015 by Scott K Fish

SKF NOTE: This exchange is from my interview with Alan Dawson for Modern Drummer’s January 1986 10th Anniversary Issue. The interview took place sometime in 1985 in Alan Dawson’s Massachusetts’ home living room. Alan Dawson: I’ve always admired the sound … 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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Christmas Card from Charles “Keep A Knockin'” Connor

Posted on January 20, 2015 by Scott K Fish

SKF NOTE: The great drummer Earl Palmer told me he was the drummer on Little Richards’ records, and Charles Connor was Little Richard‘s touring drummer. Mr. Palmer, if memory serves, said there may have been some exceptions to that. But … Continue reading →

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