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I was asked recently who I thought are (or were) the best blues drummers. My list included some of my favorites: Fred Below, Jim Keltner, Steve Gadd, and Al Jackson Jr.  Jabo Starks, Stanton Moore and Steve Jordan are there, as well. There are...

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Being Humble

It seems that the better a musician gets, the more humble they get. This is not always the case, and I’m sure everyone knows of some exceptions. In my life, I’ve tried to always be humble. I may think that I sounded good on a...

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Cymbals

Recently, I was looking for some cymbals to take to jam sessions where I’m the host drummer. Some drummers hit much harder than I do, and I want to start leaving the K Zildjian cymbals at home. I wanted something a bit better than student...

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