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Great musicians who should have been famous except....

I'm throwing this out there as an example. My 16 yr old aspiring drummer son asked me if I had anything in the vinyl collection tonight... apparently the U Tube video tutorials finally got boring. He is really good and practices non stop but it was refreshing when he asked about ideas for sound. In a moment of 30 years past clarity I put on the B side of Van Halen 1984… Is Alex Van Halen the most under rated rock drummer of all time? And is there a better lead in to ANY rock vinyl side than that???
telemarcer
jzzmusician
148 posts
 
Take a look at the intro to "Cissy Strut," by the Meters.  Joseph "Zigaboo" Modeliste is the drummer and is strong, powerful and musical as hell. 

A fine example of the drummer "playing the song," on drums.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_FBnQvd_xzs
- Bob
dwmaggie
222 posts
 
Check out Gene Krupa in the movie Ball of Fire.  He plays a solo on a matchbox with two matchsticks.  It was after the director called cut-but the camera man had kept filming.  Unbelievable dynamics on an impromptu solo during a  movie break.  Rest of the movie is blah.  So many talented drummers to choose from.
jzzmusician
148 posts
 
Chester Thompson.  Who's he?!!!
Weather Report.  1975
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q850QrYTviw
77jovian
385 posts
 
Several mentions of Aja, but no credit for Bernard Purdie’s Great work on that album?
77jovian
385 posts
 
Speaking of Steve Gadd, I was just listening to him with Eric Gale, Richard Tee and Tony Levin, the “backup band” for Paul Simon’s “One Trick Pony”.  Such an amazing unit, and Paul Simon was still writing incredible tunes then.  Massively under appreciated album, in my opinion.
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