Tag Archives: Rick Mattingly

Dave Tough Drumming Advice

Posted on February 22, 2025 by Scott K Fish

SKF NOTE: My friend and former Modern Drummer Features Editor, Rick Mattingly, long ago mailed me these photocopies of drummer Dave Tough advice columns. Tough briefly wrote columns for Metronome magazine. Tough’s columns are fun and instructive reading. Here’s my … Continue reading →

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Meeting Gary Chester

Posted on December 12, 2024 by Scott K Fish

SKF NOTE: In 1981, the idea of writing a History of Rock Drumming for Modern Drummer seemed as if it would be mostly combing existing books and magazines for biographical details, and weaving all that into a narrative. Boy, was … Continue reading →

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Elvin – My Father Was a Wild Man

Posted on July 30, 2022 by Scott K Fish

SKF NOTE: Around 1982-83 I attended an Elvin Jones drum clinic in NYC. I remember neither the exact location nor the clinic sponsor. (It may have been Elvin’s 1982 Professional Percussion Center clinic.) Former Modern Drummer Features Editor Rick Mattingly … Continue reading →

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Elvin Outlines His Soloing Thought Processes

Posted on January 25, 2019 by Scott K Fish

SKF NOTE: It’s not uncommon, in drum forums, for a drummer to ask for help understanding Elvin Jones’s drumming. Count me among drummers who spent a long time listening and trying to “get” what Elvin was doing during his solos, … Continue reading →

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Here’s How to Get Your Article Into Modern Drummer: A Spoof

Posted on October 13, 2017 by Scott K Fish

SKF NOTE: Last week I came across this photocopy, a parody called, Here’s How to Get Your Article into Modern Drummer. I wish I remembered how this came about. This was a great group to work with. Everyone had a … Continue reading →

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