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Lewkat said:
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That's the tune I've practiced on my clarinet in order to learn how to play it. Excellent tune. Acker was from Winford, which is just outside of Bristol, my home town. Did you know that Adge Cutler was Acker's road manager?

By the way, Acker and Adge both mean 'mate' or 'friend' in Bristolese.

In case you don't know who Adge Cutler was, he had a group called the Wurzels, and they did a lot of songs about Bristol and the surrounding towns/villages, and all in the local Bristolian accent and patois. For instance, I used to sing one of his songs called, "Thee's got'n wur thee cassn't back'n 'assn't". Which means in English, "You've got it where you can't reverse it haven't you".
 
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IrishEyes said:
I was 9 years old when I saw Gene Krupa on Ed Sullivan, knowing nothing
about drumming, this man caught my attention in a big way.

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Nice vid, IrishEyes. That was in 1960, when Krupa was 51 years old, but still played great. The 1937 recording of "Sing, Sing, Sing" (composed by Louis Prima) with Benny Goodman may have been the first instance of an extended drum solo., which helped to elevate drummers as equal musicians. His equipment and style of playing immediately influenced drumming, which lasts until this day.
 
ChiroDoc said:
The 1937 recording of "Sing, Sing, Sing" (composed by Louis Prima) with Benny Goodman may have been the first instance of an extended drum solo., which helped to elevate drummers as equal musicians. His equipment and style of playing immediately influenced drumming, which lasts until this day.
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As a drummer in a former life, good posting. "Sing, Sing, Sing" is my fave. There were other drummers before Krupa such as Chick Webb who 'elevated' drumming, but who was first could be argued all day.
 

:ROFLMAO: Remembering my learning to tap dance to the non-cha-cha version​


Tea For Two Cha Cha - Tommy Dorsey Orchestra​


 

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