Gene Krupa - one of the greatest (if not THE greatest) drummer of all time, with Benny Goodman
Reply by Elaine Sedlock on 1/9/08 7:24am Msg #229779
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Reply by PAW on 1/9/08 8:46am Msg #229793
My two idols
When I was a boy (no comments please) I was an aspiring young drummer. A very close friend of the family (my mother's boss) was a drummer and got me started with my first "big band" trap set. One day, Mr. Newgeon came over with a friend of his, while I was rehearsing. The "friend" sat down and played like I have never heard the drums being played before. Who was this man? It was Gene Krupa, live and personal and in my house. I don't think I'll ever forget that day, nor the time that Gene Krupa and Buddy Rich played together on the Sammy Davis show in 1966.
Reply by Marlene/USNA on 1/9/08 9:30am Msg #229808
You lucky, lucky man. . .
I saw Buddy Rich on the Johnny Carson show and fell in love at that moment - followed his career until his death in the late 80s (?). Don't remember the Sammy Davis show, that was my senior year of high school, I was much too busy to watch TV (wish I could say that now!).
Reply by Linda Hubbell on 1/9/08 9:46am Msg #229810
Re: My two idols...my husband's too
along with Sandy Nelson - my husband still drums on any tabletop he can find and the windows get blown out with some of his favorite "drumming" songs...
Reply by Sylvia_FL on 1/9/08 10:18am Msg #229811
Re: My two idols...my husband's too
Ooh - Sandy Nelson "Let there be drums" - was one of my favourites.
Reply by PAW on 1/9/08 7:33pm Msg #229884
Let There Be Drums
Reply by Linda Hubbell on 1/9/08 7:48pm Msg #229887
