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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 […]Archive
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 […]Archive
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 […]Archive
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 […]Archive
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.Archive
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 […]Archive
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 […]Archive
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 […]Archive
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 […]Archive
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 […]Archive
May 22, 2021 by Simon Sweetman