December 1986 – Volume 10 • Number 12
Articles in December 1986
James Stroud
Viewing the whole The day I met James Stroud in Nashville, he got a new set of drums. To say that he was excited would be an understatement. He felt compelled to thank as many people as possible who had…
Nick Vincent: The Donnie And Marie Show
JD: Can we start off with some general information about your background? NV: I grew up in Los Angeles, and I studied drums with a great teacher named Fred Gruber. He makes it easy to do anything that comes to…
December 1986 - Volume 10 • Number 12
Simon Phillips, Dave Holland, Remo Belli, Joe Franco, Cozy Powell, James Stroud, Graham Lear, Frank Parker, Nick Vincent, Doug Zagorski, Richie Morales, Neil Peart
The Neville Brothers' Willie Green
Willie Green sits backstage at the Chicago Blues Festival and taps out a funky beat with his fingers on the table next to him. He is nervous, but he's smiling. "This is my first interview," he says almost proudly, but…
Preservation Hall's Frank Parker
Frank Parker was born in New Orleans in 1919 and took his first drum lessons at age five. Soon after, he played his first job with The Gin Bandits, who got together every year at Carnival. Frank continued drumming around…
16th-Note Triplets On Double Bass
In this article, we'll apply 16th-note triplets to two bass drums, and form various rhythm and hand-foot combination patterns. First of all, consider how much space is taken up by a 16thnote triplet. In one bar of 4/4, a 16th-note…
Perseverance
According to the dictionary, "perseverance" means "the holding to a course of action, belief, or purpose without giving way; continuing strength or patience in dealing with something arduous. It particularly implies withstanding difficulty or resistance." When successful people in all…