Editors Note: Modern Drummer was saddened to learn of the passing of famed Nashville studio drummer Jerry Carrigan earlier this month, at the age of seventy-five. Below is an interview we did with him that appeared in our September 1986 issue.   As a lover of music and the process by which records are made, I am always thrilled to meet someone who has played a part in creating a song that I’ve heard hundreds of times on the radio and sung along with as many times. It was, therefore, an obvious thrill to meet up with Jerry Carrigan during my recent visit to Nashville. His recording career is so extensive that he can’t even remember a good portion of the songs on which he has played, but such classics as “Behind Closed Doors,” “Please Come To Boston,” and “Me And Bobby McGee” stand out, not to mention more […]

August 2019 Issue