Tag Archives: Scott K Fish

Buddy Rich Taking Care to Be Even More Precise (1978)

Posted on May 13, 2017 by Scott K Fish

SKF NOTE: A March 28, 1978 Down Beat news item capturing one reporter’s eyewitness (and earwitness) account of Buddy Rich and his band at NYC’s The Bottom Line. Buddy packed the place with “patrons…young and old, …mostly drummers. “And Rich … Continue reading →

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Haskell W. Harr’s Letter: I Am Like Father Time (1983)

Posted on May 5, 2017 by Scott K Fish

SKF NOTE: Haskell W. Harr is one of the renowned historical drum instructors. At age 89, Mr. Harr wrote this letter to Modern Drummer to thank us for publishing a story about him and his legacy to drumming. Mr. Harr, as … Continue reading →

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Dave Weckl On Drumming Before and After Studying with Gary Chester (1983)

Posted on May 3, 2017 by Scott K Fish

SKF NOTE: This is excerpt is from my August 5, 1983 interview with Dave Weckl. Modern Drummer published a much shorter version of this interview in April 1984 as an Up and Coming profile of Weckl. I’ve posted a copy … Continue reading →

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Artimus Pyle – How He Got the Lynyrd Skynyrd Gig (1982) 

Posted on April 30, 2017 by Scott K Fish

SKF NOTE: In this second excerpt from Artimus Pyle’s June 23, 1982 interview for Modern Drummer, Artimus and Paul T. Riddle tell how, around 1972-1973, Artimus – with help from Marshall Tucker Band members, Charlie Daniels, and others who believed … Continue reading →

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Sandy Nelson: Introductory Phone Conversation with Scott K Fish (1982) 

Posted on April 26, 2017 by Scott K Fish

SKF NOTE: Finding snippets of unrelated phone conversations within my Modern Drummer interview cassettes is affecting how I digitize my cassettes. These unrelated snippets are also reminders of my work habits — and my work-around tricks — pre-internet, pre-digital sound. … Continue reading →

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