Albert King

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Bruce Gary: Controlled Bombast with the Knack

Bruce Gary’s muscular tom-tom introduction helped the Knack’s “My Sharona” and their debut album, Get the Knack, break out of the late-’70s doldrums of disco and drum machines. The Knack was formed in Los Angeles in 1978. Their music was…

Modern Drummer
Sep 1, 2011

Al Jackson Jr.: The Impeccable Groover

As a member of the house band at famed Memphis recording studio Stax, Al Jackson Jr. played on all of the classic hits that the label released during the heyday of southern R&B in the 1960s. Jackson and the powerful…

Modern Drummer
Mar 29, 2010
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