When I first started getting into wanting to play the drums it was the mid-1970's and I was a young boy. My dad was a drummer at the time as well and he had a HUGE record collection, and was mostly into rock and blues, with some jazz thrown in. KISS was big at the time and everyone I knew wanted to be Peter Criss (why? I have no idea because looking back now, he was not the best drummer int he world, but that huge set sure was cool). Me? I wanted to be Keith Moon after my dad took me to see the Kids are Alright movie. I listened to his whole collection of albums over my formative years as a drummer, including all the 60's rock greats, my favorites being Charlie, Ringo, and Keith. Then.........he and I watched one of those old 40's corny movies on the TV one sunday.....called Hollywood Hotel. Never really was into big-band at the time, or jazz for that matter, but my tastes have changed over the years and I have a large appreciation for a lot of different kinds of music now.....and I'd like to thank both my dad and this guy for it:
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Yup, that would be Gene Krupa and the song Sing, Sing, Sing.....gotta love that tom-tom work!
