He worked with nearly every major artist in the gospel genre, including Fred Hammond, Yolanda Adams, Mary Mary, Israel Houghton, Maurette Brown Clark, and Kirk Franklin. Modern Drummer contributor Stephen Styles explains, from the head and from the heart, just how deep an impression the drummer left. Gifted drummer and dedicated Christian Marvin McQuitty played on the soundtrack to my walk with God. This might seem like an unusual opening for an article in a magazine that, as a general rule, focuses on the art of drumming from a secular standpoint. But it’s an inescapable fact that applies not only to me but to scores of other players who were touched by McQuitty’s life and legacy, and it provides evidence of how his career as a drummer and his commitment to his faith were inextricably tied. To understand McQuitty’s musical impact, drumming style, and professional success, the reader must first […]

April 2013 Issue