Tag Archives: Modern Drummer

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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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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Joe Morello on Buddy Rich: Pt 4

Posted on December 13, 2014 by Scott K Fish

SKF NOTE: Revisiting the transcript of my early 1980’s interview with Joe Morello today. Five or six times Joe Morello said some things about Buddy Rich which were new to me. I also found Joe’s remarks instructive and/or funny. I … 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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