Tag Archives: Music

Peart’s ‘Ghost Rider’ Hits Recommended July Reading List

Posted on July 15, 2024 by Scott K Fish

SKF NOTE: Ryan Holiday’s picks for July reading arrived a couple of days ago in my email. Holiday owns and operates The Painted Porch bookstore, he’s a writer, and he’s also a blogger. It is gladdening to see Neil Peart’s … Continue reading →

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Bob Wills’s Drummer Smoky Dacus – Tape A Side 1

Posted on July 12, 2024 by Scott K Fish

SKF NOTE: This unpublished phone interview with William Smokey Dacus (pronounced Day-Cuss) has been on my mind for 35 years. In my view, it deserves publishing. It should be available to music historians and drum historians — especially, but not … Continue reading →

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Legendary Knapp Drum School Makes Wikipedia

Posted on June 13, 2024 by Scott K Fish

SKF NOTE: I received some good news this week from drummer Jeff Neuhauser. After much research and writing, Neuhauser’s profile of exemplary drummer/drum teacher Roy Knapp, was accepted as a Wikipedia entry. The Chicago-based Roy Knapp School of Drumming came … Continue reading →

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Why Drums? Weinberg, Fish Talk to Jaimo

Posted on May 23, 2024 by Scott K Fish

SKF NOTE: This is part of a longer interview that took place on April 3, 1982 after an Elvin Jones drum clinic at Professional Percussion Center in New York City. Taking part in the interview were Max Weinberg, Jaimoe Johnson, … Continue reading →

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Grohl – Simplicity, Power of a Groove

Posted on May 13, 2024 by Scott K Fish

SKF NOTE: My friend, David, presented me last month a copy of Dave Grohl’s book, “The Storyteller,” for my birthday. It is not a book I would have chosen for myself, but it was a thoroughly enjoyable, informative read. I … Continue reading →

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