We’ll be posting our favorite useful grooves in THE DRUMMER’S TOOLBOX. Our first one is still a mainstay after 50 years of recordings. The Amen break is a 6- to 7-second (4-bar) drum solo performed by Gregory Sylvester “G. C.” Coleman in the...
Hello to everyone, everywhere! NEW ALBUM NEWS It’s been an absolute joy to work on this new album with these musicians. In a time when music seems to miraculously appear for no cost, we want to thank all of you who have supported the project with time, effort...
Pretty As I Wanna Be, the story of Bernard Purdie. He did over 500 demos for Motown, and he happens to be the actual guy really playing drums on some of your favorite Beatles songs ! Bernard “Pretty” Purdie is the name James, Stevie, Aretha, and Marvin...
Bernard “Pretty” Purdie is the worlds most recorded drummer. You can hear him on “Rock Steady” with Aretha or “Cold Sweat” with JB, Steely Dan, Miles Davis, Jeff Beck and hundreds of other recording artists. “If You Need...