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SKF NOTE: Mr. Castiglioni, if this post is inappropriate please let me know and feel free to delete it. Robyn Flans is a dear friend, a writer who has helped chronicle the history of modern drummers. She will be familiar to MD readers and to those who have read her recent bio of Jeff Porcaro...

Still in production. I imagine will hear first of its release on Gary's official Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/GaryChesterTheDrummer

Gary's "snow" photo was taken at his Suffern, NY home.

The superstition around top studio drummers was amazing. I remember Hal Blaine saying if a record producer couldn't hire Hal for a date he'd ask to rent Hal's drums.

As far as I know, still in production. I think the best place for Gary Chester updates is the GC Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/GaryChesterTheDrummer

SKF NOTE: This piece was published first in the Piscataquis Observer weekly newspaper on October 29, 2018 as Who is Gary Chester?. Gary Chester, starting in the 1960s, was a top New York studio drummer. One of a special breed of musicians who music producers and artists counted on to make hit...

Neil Peart – If the Simple Dumb Thing Works Best SKF NOTE: During one interview Neil Peart defined "selling out" as playing drums "someone else's way." I mentioned Neil's playing on Jeff Berlin's album, Champion, specifically the song, Subway Music. To my ears, I said, Neil's playing there...

Jim Gordon - Full Interview - Tape B Side A - The End SKF NOTE: This is the third and final segment of my interview with Jim Gordon. I posted the back story, the genesis, of this interview, on my blog.

Jim Gordon – Full Interview – Tape A Side B SKF NOTE: If you’re coming to this Tape A Side B before my posting of Jim Gordon – Full Interview – Tape A Side A, the rest of the info in this post is the same as the info in my Tape A Side A post. There is a third and final segment of this...

Aw shucks. // skf

Thank you for the kind words. // Best, skf

Jim Gordon – Full Interview – Tape A Side A SKF NOTE: I posted the back story, the genesis, of this interview, on my blog, right here, so I won't repeat the story. https://scottkfish.com/2015/09/25/scott-k-fish-interview-jim-gordon/ This interview with musician Jim Gordon took place January...

During our 1982 interview, Tommy Aldridge said he uses 18" bass drums in the recording studio because they sound bigger than the 24" or 26" (???) bass drums Tommy uses live.

I interviewed Jim Gordon in the early 1980s for Modern Drummer. I have audio excerpts from our interview on my blog, Life Beyond the Cymbals, for anyone interested. Here's one excerpt: https://scottkfish.com/2017/09/23/jim-gordon-what-made-you-want-to-be-a-pro-musician/ Best, Scott K Fish

#SKFBlog -- Neil Peart On Making His Romanian Oak Drumset SKF NOTE: This morning, revisiting email exchanges with Neil Peart, looking for one exchange in particular, I came across Neil's March 15, 2015 email and photo describing his "new Romanian Oak drumset," destined for Rush's 40th...

Drummers sometimes play with drumsticks on the hi-hat upper tube which can also produce a bell tone. Best, skf

Frank Briggs Interview – Do Your Best Always (Circa 1983) SKF NOTE: I recently uncovered this circa 1983 interview with drummer Frank Briggs. Edited slightly, I’ve retyped my original introduction below, followed by scans of my original transcript, complete with proofreaders marks. I don’t...

Hi - I received an email from a woman seeking info on drummer Billy 'Kentucky' Wilson. Here's what she wrote: My husband and I were wondering if anyone out there remembers a drummer name Billy Kentucky Wilson? We knew him many years ago and lost track of him and his family. Kentucky played...

Frankie Dunlop - Complete Interview Part 7 of 7 SKF NOTE - This is the last segment of my full interview, no edits, with Frankie Dunlop. The interview took place in 1984 in two sessions. The first session, on October 16, 1984, was at my former in-law’s New York City apartment. The December 13...

I don't know if Frankie retired as much as he was simply not playing as much with musicians in the limelight. The last Frankie Dunlop recording I've heard was a 1984 Monk Tribute album called "That's The Way I Feel Now." Frankie played with Terry Adams and NRBQ guys on the song "In Walked Bud."...