Tag Archives: Roy Burns

A Drummer’s One Unique Idea

Posted on August 20, 2022 by scottkfish

SKF NOTE: One of the first instructions to new drum students from teachers is: “Here’s how to hold the sticks.” Once upon a time “how to hold the sticks” meant traditional grip. I suspect matched grip has caught up with … Continue reading →

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Roy Burns Drum Clinic – Circa 1974

Posted on July 14, 2018 by scottkfish

SKF NOTE: In August 2014, a few months after starting my blog, I posted my recollection about a Roy Burns drum clinic I had attended around 1974. I was newly living in Davenport, Iowa — the Quad Cities area of … Continue reading →

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What I Learned From Roy Burns 40-Years Ago

Posted on August 24, 2014 by scottkfish

SKF NOTE: When I went to Roy Burns’s early 1970’s drum clinic in Moline, Illinois, I don’t think I had ever heard him play – not even on record. I knew of Roy from Rogers drum ads in Down Beat … Continue reading →

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Square Drumsticks

Posted on April 22, 2014 by scottkfish

SKF NOTE: Remembering a Roy Burns drum clinic in Illinois. Probably Moline. I lived and played drums for a couple of years in the Quad-Cities area of Iowa. The Quad-Cities are Davenport and Bettendorf in Iowa; Moline and Rock Island … Continue reading →

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