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Steve Smith, Peter Erskine, and Gerry Gibbs take the reins, Def Leppard Live CD/DVD, and more
On his previous disc, Live in Studio, drummer/composer Gerry Gibbs transformed a selection of “elevator music” warhorses into an engaging, swinging affair. Here he has a richer lode to mine, reimagining the music of Weather Report in a mostly acoustic…
Triumvirate: Earth, Wind & Fire's Ralph Johnson – Freddie White – Philip Bailey
The name of the group perhaps best describes the music. The rock and substance of the earth, the light, free breeze of the wind and the explosive, igniting spark of fire—Earth, Wind & Fire. TO READ THE FULL STORY: SUBSCRIBE…
Pride and Joy
This gorgeously kept example of 1970s drum history comes to us from Orange County, California, drummer Thomas Smith, who originally purchased the Rogers Block-finish setup as a nine-piece kit. “I was very busy in cover bands, traveling throughout California,” Smith…
Nazareth's Darrell Sweet Interview October 1981
Being a member of a group affords a musician a certain amount of security, but it also demands a sacrifice. The security comes from the fact that the individual does not have to face the world alone.
James Bradley, Jr.: Feels So Good
My mother and father were performing at a press party for Muhammed Ali about 1962. My father had been telling his friends that his four-year-old son could play the drums. I guess a lot of people didn't believe him, so my mother and father took a break, and they just let me loose, and I started playing.
Barry Keane: Canadian Studio Kingpin
Barry Keane is one of the most in-demand studio drummers in Canada. He has recorded numerous commercials, jingles, TV and Film scores; but most people know him from his work with Gordon Lightfoot and Anne Murray.
The Percussive World of Jack Van der Wyk
Born and raised in the Los Angeles area, Van der Wyk has spent almost all of his life in California.
Ed Blackwell — "Bemsha Swing"
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Rock Perspectives - Modular Rock
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Show And Studio - Charles Collins: Up Close
Things really started happening for Charles Collins when Nick Ashford and Valerie Simpson pulled him out of Dionne Warwick's road band in 1971.
Portraits - John Robinson
Within the last year and a half. John Robinson, drummer for Rufus, has joined the ranks of the L.A. session players.
Strictly Technique - Bass Drum Control
When I wrote Bass Drum Control in 1964, it was at the request of drummers who wanted exercises to practice for hands and bass drum.
Concepts - Developing Good Time
Many drummers are capable of playing good time even though they may not know exactly how they developed this ability.
