Drumming in a rock and roll band – or any band – has its own challenges. They call it limb independence, but until you’ve tried to keep one time with the right side of your body and a different time with the left, it’s hard to appreciate the skill that the best rock drummers bring [...]
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The Long Lost Tapes 1970 were my first introduction to guitarist Peter Walker, and I’m grateful for the meeting. This is an important release from a musician who somehow evaded the eyes and ears of the general populous. Fortunately, we now have these recordings Walker made at Levon Helm‘s home in Woodstock, N.Y., during an [...]
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Drums and drummers are the backbone of rock music, heavy metal, jazz, blues, big band and many other music genres. A rock show wouldn’t be a rock show without a drum solo, although it may be 10 minutes shorter! Rock singers and guitarists will always get the lion’s share of the fame, but take away [...]
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If you want to start a friendly fight, ask your friends and otherwise who their favorite rock singers are. You’re sure to hear the usual suspects – Elvis Presley, Robert Plant, Mick Jagger, Jim Morrison, Rod Stewart and others tossed into the ring. What about Brian Wilson or Carl Wilson? Otis Redding? Wilson Pickett? What [...]
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