May 1981 – Volume 5 • Number 3
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Articles in May 1981
Teacher's Forum - Technique
By Charley Perry Drumset technique is the means by which the drummer expresses his musical intellect and feeling. Technique and expression function together as part of the central directive system which incorporates the mind and body (or inner and outer…
Rock Perspectives - Converting Those Old Rhythms, Part II
by David Garibaldi In Part I we learned how to play a shuffle properly and how to apply it to a "half-time, shuffle-funk" concept. In Part II we'll explore this idea further with an emphasis on more complicated patterns.…
Concepts - Drum Solos
by Roy Burns Most people, including most drummers, like a good drum solo. By good, I mean a solo that is rhythmical, musical, well constructed, well executed, in tempo and relates to the musical context in which it is played. …
Paul T. Riddle: Dedicated
Paul T. Riddle is a super, warm human being. He has been a member of The Marshall Tucker Band since before his high school graduation. We spoke at his hotel room in New Jersey and proceeded to cover everything from…
Buddy Harmon: Nashville Superstar
"They say nobody can play a country shuffle like I do, I don't know," laughed Buddy Harman modestly when asked if he is best known for any one style. A pioneer of the Nashville recording scene, Harman was really the…
Rock 'N' Jazz Clinic - The Musical Drummer
Rock 'N' Jazz Clinic The Musical Drummer by Alan Dawson One of the questions that has come up the most times in conversations is: "What is this about form in music? How do you know where you are? How do…
May 1981 - Volume 5 • Number 3
Jaimo Johnson, Butch Trucks, Roger Hawkins, Buddy Harman, Paul English, Paul T. Riddle, Michael Carvin, Jimmy Maelen, Larrie Londin
Madness From The South: Allman Brothers' Butch Trucks and Jaimo Johnson
Madness From The South: Butch Trucks and Jaimo Johnson of the Allman Brothers Band Butch Trucks and Jaimo Johnson have been the foundation of the great Allman Brothers Band since its inception in 1969. They were not the first two…
Paul English: On The Road with Willie Nelson
It's difficult to write about Paul English without mentioning Willie Nelson. Paul says that Willie is his "favorite subject." But, there's something admirable about long relationships. For three decades the team of Nelson and English has been on the high…
