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The Secrets of Chick Webb’s Drumming Technique 1938

Posted on October 4, 2016 by Scott K Fish

SKF NOTE: John P. Noonan‘s terrific piece, The Secrets of Chick Webb’s Drumming Technique, (Down Beat 1938), which I’m excerpting here, is a valuable inheritance. John Noonan is a noted percussion player and teacher who studied with Ed Straight, Roy … Continue reading →

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One Night Watching Sonny Greer and Papa Jo Jones Trading Fours

Posted on June 8, 2016 by Scott K Fish

SKF NOTE: Reading again my memories, written in 1982, of one night at New York City’s West End Cafe watching Sonny Greer and Papa Jo Jones trading fours with wire brushes. I’m thinking about a phone conversation with Chip Stern … Continue reading →

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Jerry Allison: Keep Everything Relatively Simple

Posted on December 29, 2015 by Scott K Fish

SKF NOTE: Another backgrounder interview for my History of Rock Drumming series for Modern Drummer. This, too, was a phone interview — the only backgrounder transcript so far with a date on it: March 21, 1982. I describe the full … Continue reading →

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Neil Peart on Joe Morello’s ‘Shortnin’ Bread’

Posted on November 26, 2015 by Scott K Fish

SKF NOTE: In 1989 I sat with Neil Peart, played him a few of my favorite drummer records without telling him anything about the song or the drummer. Our exchanges were meant for a music publication Chip Stern was creating. … Continue reading →

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What’s It Like Playing Drums in a Band?

Posted on November 15, 2015 by Scott K Fish

SKF NOTE: Last night a new friend, a non-musician, asked me two drum questions: Can you explain what it’s like playing drums in a band? Does music need drums? I answered with non-technical language. I said: Next time you’re listening … Continue reading →

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