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Smokey Dacus: Pioneer of Western Swing Drumming: Pt. 1

Posted on August 10, 2015 by Scott K Fish

Smokey Dacus: Pioneer of Western Swing Drumming: Part 1by Scott K Fish Introduction This unpublished phone interview with William Smokey Dacus (pronounced Day-Cuss) has been on my mind for 35 years. In my view, it deserves publishing. It should be … Continue reading →

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Interview with Roy McCurdy by Scott K Fish Pt. 1

Posted on August 5, 2015 by Scott K Fish

Introductionby Scott K Fish About 40 years ago I bought Nat Adderley’s Live at Memory Lane as a cut-out LP from a Long Island, NY drug store. I didn’t know Nat Adderley at all. I have excellent instincts about an … Continue reading →

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Joe English on Jaimoe: He Was Incredible

Posted on April 17, 2015 by Scott K Fish

SKF NOTE: Joe English was tough to interview. Here’s what I wrote as part of the interview introduction in the June 1986 Modern Drummer: “Joe English agreed to to this interview in 1980. Then he disappeared. In 1983, I got … Continue reading →

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Revisiting My Life in Music: Memory Blocks!

Posted on April 13, 2015 by Scott K Fish

SKF NOTE – I find the toughest part of recollecting how I became a freelance writer and managing editor of Modern Drummer is getting right the sequence of events. More than once  I was sure I did this before that, … Continue reading →

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Gary Chester on Developing Good Time

Posted on March 30, 2015 by Scott K Fish

SKF NOTE: I found the full transcript from my 1983 interview with Gary Chester, published that year in the April Modern Drummer. The transcript is about twice as long as a typical MD feature interview at that time, suggesting Gary shared words … Continue reading →

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