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Fishbone’s Phillip “Fish” Fisher

The members that are here today had a burning desire to hear the music played with an integrity that at a minimum was where we left it in the late ’90s. TO READ THE FULL STORY: SUBSCRIBE TO ACCESS LOG…

by Dave Previ
Jan 30, 2019

Denny Seiwell

His new, Grammy-nominated album represents a major return to his roots as a jazz artist. “That’s why we call it Boomerang,” says the drummer, whose first rock ’n’ roll recording was Paul McCartney’s hit 1971 album, Ram. “A boomerang comes…

Story by Bob Girouard
Dec 27, 2018

Sam Lay

The legendary drummer with Little Walter, Howlin’ Wolf, Muddy Waters, John Lee Hooker, Willie Dixon, and Paul Butterfield has been inducted into the Blues and Jazz Halls of Fame, was present for two of the most important chapters in Bob…

Interview by Bob Girouard
Sep 28, 2018

Bernard Purdie

On every track of his new album, Cool Down, the iconic R&B drummer burns like a house on fire in a live-in-the-studio setting. “And would you believe,” the pretty one adds, “with no overdubs at all!”

Interview by Bob Girouard
Aug 29, 2018

Eric Clapton's Jamie Oldaker

After forty years, the famed Eric Clapton cohort’s career is coming full circle.

Interview by Bob Girouard | Photo by Phil Clarkin
Mar 28, 2018
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