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Sherrie Maricle – How Do You Kick a Big Band?

Posted on April 17, 2025 by Scott K Fish

SKF NOTE: I remember hours of learning how to play big band figures. But a week ago, drummer/bandleader/teacher Sherrie Maricle posted this valuable video short for drummers on how to think about setting up big band figures. I don’t ever … Continue reading →

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Paul T. Riddle’s Amazing ‘Toy Factory Project’

Posted on March 30, 2025 by Scott K Fish

SKF NOTE: Paul T. Riddle, co-founder/drummer and Grammy Award winner of the original Marshall Tucker Band (MTB), formed The Toy Factory Project in memory and celebration of MTB co-founder Toy Caldwell and his songs. Paul is a longtime friend. Forty-five … Continue reading →

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Mel Lewis’s Right Hand Grip

Posted on March 19, 2025 by Scott K Fish

SKF NOTE: Remembering my phone conversation with Mel Lewis when he was explaining to me his cancer diagnosis. Mel said the cancer was a result of his playing while holding his right stick wrong all those years. The butt of … Continue reading →

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Fact Checking Drummer Interviews

Posted on March 2, 2025 by Scott K Fish

SKF NOTE: This is a photo of the envelope I used to send Mel Lewis his first Modern Drummer interview transcript. The glued postage stamp is long gone. It reminds me of when I started freelancing writing about drummers, before … Continue reading →

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Job Description-Modern Drummer Managing Editor (1983)

Posted on February 26, 2025 by Scott K Fish

SKF NOTE: The four pages below describe my duties as Modern Drummer‘s Managing Editor. My dim recollection is that I wrote this circa 1983. Had I written this job description in 1980, when I was first hired as MD Managing … Continue reading →

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