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Neil Peart – My Studies with Freddie Gruber

Posted on October 15, 2022 by Scott K Fish

SKF NOTE: This morning in St. Petersburg, FL, downloading for a project, several large video files, I pass the time reading, writing, and ridding my MacBook Pro of unwanted files. I’m also finding some gems, such as Neil Peart’s Freddie … Continue reading →

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Phil Collins, Genesis Sell Music Rights for Over $300M

Posted on September 30, 2022 by Scott K Fish

SKF NOTE: I understand why musicians are making these deals, but still, I hate to see it happening. It truly is the end of an era when musicians could establish annuities based on their royalties. wsj.comSept. 29, 2021 Phil Collins … Continue reading →

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Morello – I Never Use Half the Technique I Have

Posted on September 28, 2022 by Scott K Fish

SKF NOTE: An excerpt from my 1979 Modern Drummer interview with Joe Morello. Just prior to this part of the interview, I told Joe I was sad to read in the Dave Brubeck Quartet’s 25th Anniversary Reunion album, Joe saying, … Continue reading →

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Remembering a Music Mentor

Posted on September 19, 2022 by Scott K Fish

SKF NOTE: Leo Feinstein knew a lot about jazz and classical music. For example, customers at Sam Goody’s Walt Whitman Shopping Center store wanting to know which conductor/orchestra recorded the best version of Berlioz’s Symphony Fantastique would get a learned … Continue reading →

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Art Blakey Music on Blue Note Records

Posted on September 15, 2022 by Scott K Fish

SKF NOTE: My music library has all the albums featured in this August 1960 magazine advertisement – and more! I remember, back in the early 1970s, while working as a clerk at Sam Goody’s in the Walt Whitman Shopping Mall, … Continue reading →

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