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October 2008 Archives
Happy Birthday to John Guerin, (born October 31, 1939) the legendary studio drummer who has played in just about every genre of music, having worked with Frank Sinatra, Thelonious Monk, Frank Zappa, Madonna, Elvis Presley, Joni Mitchell, Joan Baez, Barbara Streisand, Art Garfunkel, Seals and Crofts, The Byrds, Bonnie Raitt, Patti LaBelle and Quincy Jones.
He has worked on countless film and TV scores. Here's one of his most famous, the Hawaii 5-0 theme:
Also happy birthday to Larry Mullen Jr. (born October 31 1961 in Artane, Dublin, Ireland) of U2 fame and fortune.
Here's Larry drumming about motorcycle safety:
Here's an excerpt from "Septimania, My Septimania" by Jonathan Thomas from Episode 1.
Jonathan is both a musician (Septimania) and an author whose new book Midnight Call has just been published by Hippocampus Press.
Midnight Call on Hippocampus Press.
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Brad Foster beating out a Butcherings song.
http://www.thebutcherings.com/
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Happy birthday to Stephen Morris (born 28 October 1957 in Macclesfield, Cheshire, England) of Joy Division and New Order fame.
Happy birthday to studio legend Gary Chester (born October 27, 1924) whose work appears on thousands of tracks, including hundreds of hit records from the '50s, '60s and '70s. He logged over 15,000 studio sessions over three decades. He is on the short list of 20th Century Drummers' Hall of Fame.
Also, happy birthday to Manu Katché, (born October 27, 1958) the French drummer best known for his work with Peter Gabriel and Sting.
Happy birthday to the legendary John "Jabo" Starks (Born October 26, 1938). Starks played on many of James Brown's biggest hits, either as the sole drummer or in tandem with Clyde Stubblefield, including "The Payback", "Sex Machine", "Super Bad", and "Talking Loud and Saying Nothing". Along with Stubblefield, Starks ranks as one of the most sampled drummers on contemporary hip hop and R&B recordings.
John "Jabo" Starks on Wikipedia
Here's John with Clyde Stubblefield showing how it's done:
Baha Sadr plays Persian rhythms on a Korean drum.
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Featuring Baha Sadr, Brad Foster (Butcherings), Jonathan Thomas (Septimania), Melanie and Nikki.
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In case you've missed it:
Happy birthday to the legendary jazz drummer Billy Higgins born on October 11, 1936, died May 3, 2001
Happy Birthday to the great Alex Duthart (born October 7, 1925), the Scottish drummer who revolutionized Scottish pipe band snare playing.
Listen to Shott's and Dykehead! Every scots drum corps these days is influenced by these guys, whether they realize it or not.
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