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Tommy Aldridge – Not the Drummer on ‘Diary of a Madman’

SKF NOTE: This cassette, from my stint as Managing Editor at Modern Drummer, seems to have been a tape I used, circa 1982, for interview follow-ups with drummers. The tape has bits and pieces of different conversations and music. Tommy … Continue reading

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Tommy Aldridge: Modern Drummer Interview 1981

SKF NOTE: In my introduction to Tommy Aldridge’s October 1981 Modern Drummer interview I wrote, “Not a week would go by without [reader] letters asking, ‘When are you guys going to interview Tommy Aldridge?’” I connected with Tommy by phone … Continue reading

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Tommy Aldridge Sonor Ad 1976

SKF NOTE: These days Tommy Aldridge is endorsing Yamaha. I interviewed Tommy for Modern Drummer when he was with Ozzy Osbourne. A very nice guy. Tommy was an intuitive player. That is, he played very, very well — by instinct. … Continue reading

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Ozzy Osbourne Donates $10K to Children’s Percussion Group

SKF NOTE: Lovely gesture by Ozzy Osbourne. This percussion group is aces. Ozzy Osbourne Donates $10K to Children’s Percussion Group BY ALEX HEIGL @alex_heigl 05/11/2015 AT 10:30 AM EDT After seeing the video of the Louisville Leopard Percussionists’ rendition of … Continue reading

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