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Ringo Starr &The Rooming House Pay Phone-During my three years as MD Managing Editor I lived in a Nutley, NJ rooming house: one room, no cooking privileges, no refrigerator, shared bathroom with the other tenants, and a pay phone in the hallway. SKFBlog tinyurl.com/3chftme3
Alan Dawson: How Do You Sound vs How Do You Look-I've always admired the sound of things. When I've seen a drummer who can twirl his sticks and do this & that, I've said many times that's fine. But what about a record? What happens on a record? SKFBlog tinyurl.com/57yd36kp
Ed Soph: You've Got to Rely on the Time in Yourself-"In a big band, when a soloist comes up front with just the rhythm section, it's a small group. And when the ensemble comes in, then it's a big band." SKFBlog Full Post scottkfish.com/2016/03/29/ed-…
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Ed Soph: You’ve Got to Rely on the Time in Yourself
SKF NOTE: Ed Soph’s thoughts here on big band vs small band drumming are from my undated interview transcript published as a feature Modern Drummer interview in the 1979 January/February inte…
Neil Peart-No Keith Moon Without Krupa-Gene Krupa was the first drummer to command the spotlight and celebrated for his solos, because they were very flamboyant. He did fundamentally easy things, but always made them look spectacular.” SKFBlog Full Post scottkfish.com/2015/01/06/nei…
Barry Keane – 46 Years with Gordon Lightfoot youtu.be/7YxeYiDCT_g That's a dream job for almost any drummer. Hopefully Barry's story will help smooth the way for any drummer who wants to follow a similar career path. SKFBlog tinyurl.com/y9r5pnu7
Al Duncan: Big Ears, Good Memory youtu.be/U9WSvqPjxwY This backgrounder interview with drummer Al Duncan is among several I did for an MD feature series, 'The History of Rock Drumming'. Duncan played on early rock recordings for Chess/Motown. SKFBlog tinyurl.com/44ubf9t7
Alan Dawson–Students as Studio Drummers youtu.be/dinQtVLgZNs MD founder/publisher Ron Spagnardi asked me to interview two drummers for MD‘s 1986 10th Anniversary issue: Neil Peart and Dawson. SKFBlog scottkfish.com/2017/08/17/ala…
Interviewing Jim Gordon-38 years ago, Monday, Jan 11, 1982, I was alone in a room at a NJ boarding house. “Bitter Arctic Winds Blow In and Sting New York Area” read the NY Times. I wasn’t expecting a call from drummer Jim Gordon. SKFBlog Full Story scottkfish.com/2024/03/04/int…
Peart 1984 MD Interview/Back Story (Audio) youtu.be/iUGU-9WsygI I was asked to talk about my interview with Neilfor MD's 1984 cover story. The Peart audio interview has two parts. Pt 1 youtu.be/yC7e8Gux5jA Pt 2 youtu.be/phCP-UJpwfA SKFBlog tinyurl.com/4zbe94r2
Peart–Go Ahead, Destroy Those Letters (2015)-My reaction to Neil’s reply in this email exchange was surprise, sadness. Especially with Neil’s news that, with some exceptions, he had “burned or shredded all my old letters...” SKF Blog Full Post tinyurl.com/2up9rwty
Innovators of Jazz Drumset-Pt 2 My friend and former MD colleague, Rick Mattingly, offered me the opportunity to write this series for the Percussive Arts Society's magazine. SKFBlog Full Post scottkfish.com/2023/03/15/inn…
Toy Factory Project Live–‘Take the Highway’ (Video) youtu.be/mR2aQ-HE8iQ?si… Paul T. Riddle, co-founder/drummer of the original Marshall Tucker Band, formed The Toy Factory Project in memory/celebration of MTB co-founder Toy Caldwell. SKFBlog Full Post tinyurl.com/y3h85rb9
Mel Lewis's Sage Health Advice-Years ago, when I was 26 years old, the great drummer Mel Lewis told me, "If you have your health, you have everything." I thought, at the time, Mel's advice was something old people say. (Mel was age 48.) SKFBlog scottkfish.com/2025/12/07/mel…
Scott K Fish Interview: James Black-The first person to get me excited about James Black’s drumming was Jaimoe. Later, Jim Keltner called me from NOLA. He was touring with Dylan. James came to the Dylan concert. He and Jim stayed up talking drums. SKFBlog scottkfish.com/2015/10/16/sco…
Frankie Dunlop Interview Pt 1 of 7 (Audio) youtu.be/hyS7nhMKvTo I am making available my full interview, no edits, with Dunlop. The interview took place in 1984 in 2 sessions. There are 7 approximately 45-min sessions in total. SKFBlog tinyurl.com/3tncu6ed
Journey Through Sound with Charli Persip-Drummer Charli Persip, in the early 1980s, came by bus from NYC to visit with the editorial staff at Modern Drummer's Cedar Grove, NJ offices . I told Charli about my introduction to his drumming. SKF Blog scottkfish.com/2025/11/26/jou…
Exploring Drumming Milestones: A Journey Through Sound-I think a lot about drummers/drumming. Often when driving, but most any time I'm in my own head. Maybe I'm getting old, because I was moved by more drummers when I was younger, than now. Why? SKFBlog scottkfish.com/2025/11/23/dru…
Roy Haynes-You Figure The Interviewer Will Be Creative (1978) youtu.be/b8CJf_xVKb8 From my interview with Haynes 11/15/78. I often asked drummers, “Is there anything you’d like to be asked that no interviewers ever asked?” This is Roy’s answer. SKFBlog tinyurl.com/5czuenhc
Interview with Roy McCurdy by Scott K Fish Pt. 1-Thank you so much for the kind words. I’m glad you enjoyed the things I did over the years. I’ve had a fantastic career and it’s still going strong. Lots of playing and lots of teaching. SKFBlog Full Post tinyurl.com/3ah762vz
A Great Teacher Shares Some Life-Trying to understand Freddie Gruber’s teaching method, I asked, “Suppose I’ve just walked into your studio for my first drum lesson. What happens next?” SKF Blog Full Post tinyurl.com/4b2bpath
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Freddie Gruber – A Great Teacher Shares Some Life
A great teacher shares some lifeScott K. Fish, Special to the Piscataquis Observer • November 22, 2019 Freddie Gruber was a great drum teacher. If you have a great teacher in your life, no matter t…
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