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February 2009 Archives
Happy belated birthday to Christian Vander of Magma (born February 21, 1948).
From the Cozy Powell TV Show.
Happy birthday to Mick Avory (born 15 February 1944 in East Molesey, Surrey, England) who was the drummer for The Kinks from 1964 to 1984. Before dealing with the Davies brothers, Avory was briefly in an early incarnation of The Rolling Stones before they played their first shows.
Rebop Kwaku Baah (born Feb 13 1944 - died Jan 12 1983) was a Ghanaian percussionist who became a member of both Traffic (on Welcome to the Canteen, The Low Spark of High Heeled Boys, Shoot Out at the Fantasy Factory and On the Road) and Can (on Saw Delight, Out of Reach and Can).
Tomtomtime Episode 4 - Season 1 featuring Garo Mioclian, Jonathan Thomas, 2x4, Tyler, Mike Riley plus various dogs, camels and elephants.
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Tyler (Tastic) from Episode 6
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Jonathan Thomas (Septimania) from Episode 6
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Tomtomtime Episode 5 - Season 1 featuring Erin Reed Ferenbaugh, 2x4, Josh Kretzmann, R. Lee Anger, Septimania and Paul Schattle.
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Dewey Martin, the drummer of Buffalo Springfield was found dead over the weekend at his home in Van Nuys, Calif. of unknown causes. It's believed he passed away on Jan. 31. He was 68.
Dewey Martin on Wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DeweyMartin(musician)
Happy Birthday to Z'EV (born Stefan Joel Weisser, February 8, 1951 in Los Angeles, California), the pioneering industrial percussionist.
Here's some clips of the man in action:
Mike Riley (St. Jude) from Episode 6 - Season 1
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Happy Birthday to the prolific Simon Phillips (born 6 February 1957 in London), who has performed or recorded with the likes of The Who, Judas Priest, Pete Townshend, Roger Daltrey, Big Country, Toto, Jeff Beck, Michael Schenker, Jack Bruce, Brian Eno, Mike Oldfield, Jon Anderson, Gary Moore, 10cc, Mick Jagger, Phil Manzanera, John Wetton, Asia, Stanley Clarke, Nik Kershaw, and Jordan Rudess.
Happy Birthday to Jerry Marotta (born 6 February 1956, Cleveland, Ohio), best know for his work with Peter Gabriel in the 70's and 80's (as well as having a powerful 'stache')
Happy Birthday to the legendary Hal Blaine (born Harold Simon Belsky 5 February 1929, Holyoke Massachusetts). As part of the Wrecking Crew, Hal has appeared on countless hits from artists like Frank Sinatra, Elvis Presley, The Beach Boys, The Byrds, Sonny & Cher, The Supremes, 5th Dimension, Dean Martin, Simon & Garfunkel, The Carpenters, Neil Diamond, John Denver, Barbra Streisand, Herb Alpert & the Tijuana Bras, The Mamas & the Papas, and on and on ..... By his own estimate, he has performed on 35,000 recorded tracks over in a quarter century's worth of work.
Try to hunt down a copy of his Psychedelic Percussion album.
Not a lot of footage of Blaine playing drums, but here's a recent interview:
Karen Carpenter died on this day in 1983 due to complications caused by anorexia nervosa. She is still widely admired as a vocalist, but as a drummer she seems to be remembered only as a punchline. Here however is Karen in action:
Laurence Andrew Tolhurst (born 3 February 1959, in Horley, Surrey, England), better known as Lol Tolhurst, is a founding member and former drummer and keyboardist of British gothic rock band The Cure.
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Happy Birthday Lol
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