Liberty Devitto
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Gallery of Groove
Photos from the 2021 Modern Drummer Festival For the second year in a row, the global pandemic chased the Modern Drummer Festival to an online venue. But we were unbowed. Presented by the MD team and produced by Thom Mozloom’s…
Sean J. Kennedy Salutes Ray Deeley
I studied drums and percussion with Ray Deeley while I was a high-school student back in the mid 1980s. Ironically, so did my wife, Heather, who went to a different high school about an hour away from where I lived.…
Liberty DeVitto’s Life, Billy and the Pursuit of Happiness
When conversations turn to great drummers of the classic-rock era, Liberty DeVitto’s name is invariably near the top of the list. After appearing on the scene in the mid-’70s, the New York native began a thirty-year stint with pop icon…
Liberty DeVitto
Liberty DeVitto's personality reflects a man who is seemingly unaffected by his tremendous success. TO READ THE FULL STORY: SUBSCRIBE TO ACCESS LOG IN
Great ’80s Drum Performances, Part 1
The era known as the ’80s, roughly the period between the dawn of punk and rap in the late ’70s and the rise of indie rock and hair metal in the middle of the next decade, was a time of…
On The Cover - Kenny Aronoff
This is one of life’s simple truths: The more you learn, the more you realize how much more you have to learn. Here is another simple truth: Kenny Aronoff understands this better than almost anybody. It’s a key reason he’s…
August 2001 - Volume 25 • Number 8
Travis Barker, ?uestlove, Dean Butterworth, John Molo, Stacy Jones, Brian Nolan, Liberty DeVitto, Nigel Olsson, Matt Taul, Tony Thompson, Stephen Chopek, Terry Bozzio, Danny Carey, Tony Williams, John Bonham, Bill Bruford, Dave Krusen, Kenny Aronoff, Abe Cunningham, Clayton Cameron TO…
February 1990 - Volume 14 • Number 2
In this Issue: Charlie Watts, Frederick Waits, Deen Castronovo, Dave Weckl, Jack DeJohnette, Vinnie Colaiuta, Danny Gottlieb, Gregg Bissonette, Liberty DeVitto, Chad Wackerman, Michael Shrieve, David Beal, Carl Palmer TO READ THE FULL STORY: SUBSCRIBE TO ACCESS LOG IN
July 1988 - Volume 12 • Number 7
In this Issue: Liberty Devitto, Ron Tutt, Carlos Vega TO READ THE FULL STORY: SUBSCRIBE TO ACCESS LOG IN
October 1984 - Volume 8 • Number 10
Roger Taylor, Jerry Spieser, Les DeMerle, Bill Bruford, Max Roach, Liberty DeVitto, Terry Bozzio, Willie Wilcox, Phil Ehart TO READ THE FULL STORY: SUBSCRIBE TO ACCESS LOG IN
November 1982 - Volume 6 • Number 8
Vinnie Colaiuta, Barry Altschul, Liberty DeVitto, William F. Ludwig Jr., Peter Erskine, Max Weinberg, Steve Jordan, Arthur Press, John Panozzo, Terry Bozzio, Robert Williams, Jim Keltner TO READ THE FULL STORY: SUBSCRIBE TO ACCESS LOG IN