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June 27, 2022 by Simon Sweetman

The Beast: Revisiting John Bonham’s Glory

I recently finished reading Beast: John Bonham and the Rise of Led Zeppelin. Look, it’s not great. Don’t rush to read it – but as is so often the case with a music bio, I loved the journey it helped to facilitate. My criticism of the book is that there’s not enough of interest in […]
Posted in Blog, Miscellany · Tagged Blog, Bonham, Bonzo, Drum, Drummer, Drumming, Drums, John Bonham, Led Zeppelin, The Beast, The Beast: Revisiting John Bonham's Glory, Want more? Check out my Substack You can also support Off The Tracks via PressPatron ·

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May 29, 2022 by Simon Sweetman

R.I.P. Alan White

Alan White has died. The drummer, best known for his long tenure in the prog-rock group Yes was 72. White’s playing with Yes is wonderful, and even if you’re not a prog-rock fan it’s still easy to admire the depth and soul he gave to so many drum tracks. He also bought something of a […]
Posted in Blog, Miscellany · Tagged Alan White, Drummer, Drums, Eulogy, Imagine, John Lennon, Plastic Ono Band, prog-rock, R.I.P., R.I.P. Alan White, Yes ·

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May 27, 2022 by Simon Sweetman

Poem: Be Like The Drummer For The Renderers

be patient, but urgent be thoughtful, be kind be the kind of change that comes with the wind, that turns noise into sound, music into art, art into new music built from the bones found out on dirt roads that never quite take you all the way to the barn. Be that person, for each […]
Posted in Blog, Miscellany · Tagged Be Like The Drummer, Be Like The Drummer For The Renderers, Drummer, Joe McCallum, Poem, Poem: Be Like The Drummer For The Renderers, The Renderers ·

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February 1, 2022 by Simon Sweetman

R.I.P. Sam Lay

Sam Lay has died. He was 86. The blue drumming great played on dozens of important sides for Chess Records and in recent years was a living legend of the Alligator Records stable, one of the last links back to the classic, vital blues masters. Lay played with Muddy Waters and Howlin’ Wolf. And recorded […]
Posted in Blog, Miscellany · Tagged Blues, Chess Records, Drummer, Drumming, Eulogy, Howlin' Wolf, Muddy Waters, R.I.P., R.I.P. Sam Lay, Sam Lay, SHUFFLE ·

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November 26, 2021 by Simon Sweetman

Unfinished Intro To A Life-Long Essay Celebrating Drums

My favourite underrated drummer ever – having to name just one – would be Stevie Wonder. I say this because a lot of people probably still don’t know that Stevie Wonder played the drums on a lot of his great recordings. And would always get up and jam live. I went to a drum-clinic something like […]
Posted in Blog, Miscellany · Tagged Blog, Buddy Rich, Drummer, Drumming, Drums, Essay, Greg Bissonette, https://linktr.ee/Simonsweetman, Mick Fleetwood, Ringo Starr, Stevie Wonder, Unfinished, Unfinished Intro To A Life-Long Essay Celebrating Drums, You can support Off The Tracks via PressPatron Want more? Check out my Substack ·

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October 18, 2021 by Simon Sweetman

R.I.P. Ronnie Tutt

Ronnie Tutt has died. He was 83. Best known as Elvis Presley’s drummer in the last decade of The King’s life – a member of the TCB Band – Tutt also played regularly with Neil Diamond and recorded, or toured, with the likes of the Carpenters, Roy Orbison, Stevie Nicks and many more.
Posted in Blog, Miscellany · Tagged Drummer, Drumming, Drums, Elvis, Elvis Presley, Eulogy, Neil Diamond, R.I.P., R.I.P. Ronnie Tutt, Ron Tutt, Ronnie Tutt, The King, The TCB Band ·

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October 1, 2021 by Simon Sweetman

Ben Living: Crystal Lake Tapes vol. 1

Ben Living Crystal Lake Tapes vol. 1 Earthship Records Drummer, producer, remixer and – crucially – horror movie fanatic, Ben Living takes snippets from the theme tunes and dialogue from the movies he loves and bends them to fit into new shapes; basically cut’n’paste instrumental hip-hop. Previously he took the music and dialogue from the […]
Posted in Blog, Reviews · Tagged Album Review, Bandcamp, Ben Living, Ben Living: Crystal Lake Tapes vol. 1, Crystal Lake Tapes, Crystal Lake Tapes vol. 1, Drummer, Earthship Record, Friday The 13th, Halloween, Horror Movie, https://linktr.ee/Simonsweetman, Producer, Remix, Soundtrack, The Haddonfield Recordings, Vol. 1, Want more? Check out my Substack You can also support Off The Tracks via PressPatron ·

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September 19, 2021 by Simon Sweetman

Charlie Was Their Darling: The Greatest Drummer for The Greatest Rock and Roll Band

This was originally published by RNZ Charlie Watts was the drummer everyone tried to play like – and no one could ever quite do it. He was the reason The Rolling Stones remained a vital live act into their seventh decade together. He was their engine. And if you wish to even – for a […]
Posted in Blog, Miscellany · Tagged Charlie Was Their Darlin, Charlie Was Their Darling, Charlie Was Their Darling: The Greatest Drummer for The Greatest Rock and Roll Band, Charlie Watts, Drum, Drummer, Drumming, Drums, RNZ, The Greatest Rock and Roll Band, The Rolling Stones ·

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September 11, 2021 by Simon Sweetman

R.I.P. Warren Storm

Warren Storm has died. The drummer and singer was a legend. In the business for over 60 years, Storm had several careers within music. He was a session drummer for blues and R’n’B stalwarts including Slim Harpo, Lazy Lester, Lightnin’ Slim and Charles Sheffield. He was a jukebox singer making weepies for cheap and quick […]
Posted in Blog, Miscellany · Tagged "Singer", Drummer, Eulogy, Lazy Lester, Lil' Band O' Gold, R.I.P., R.I.P. Warren Storm, Singing Drummer, Swamp Pop, Warren Storm ·

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August 6, 2021 by Simon Sweetman

Sweetman Podcast # 269: Andrew Gladstone (Garageland)

Hi and welcome to episode 269 of Sweetman Podcast with support from our sponsors – T Leaf T and Yeastie Boys  and thanks to you readers and listeners. Now – as you probably know, as well as the usual platforms (this site, soundcloud, iTunes/Apple) you can get to Sweetman Podcast on Spotify – follow it […]
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June 27, 2021 by Simon Sweetman

In Praise of Charlie Watts

I think Charlie Watts is more than a wee bit great. Like fucking brilliant. Like, one of the best drummers ever. In fact I wrote about Charlie in my wee e-book called Drummers You Just Can’t Beat. But if you want a bigger book about how great Charlie Watts is (my e-book is about 19 […]
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May 22, 2021 by Simon Sweetman

R.I.P. Roger Hawkins

Roger Hawkins has died. The legendary session drummer was 75. A member of The Swampers, a supergroup of session stalwarts, the backbone of the Muscle Shoals rhythm section, Hawkins was one of most tasteful, dependable players – no ego in dominance, all empathy for the tune. Even if you don’t recognise the name you have […]
Posted in Blog, Miscellany · Tagged Drummer, Drumming, Drums, Eulogy, Master Drummer, Muscle Shoals, R.I.P., R.I.P. Roger Hawkins, Roger Hawkins, Session Great, Session Musician, The Swampers ·
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