Music washes away the dust of every day life.
~Art Blakey
You can’t seperate modern jazz from rock or from rhythm and blues – you can’t seperate it. Because that’s where it all started, and that’s where it all come from – that’s where I learned to keep rhythm – in church.
~Art Blakey
From Wikipedia:
| Birth name |
Arthur Blakey |
| Also known as |
Abdullah Ibn Buhaina |
| Born |
October 11, 1919
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania United States |
| Died |
October 16, 1990 (aged 71)
New York City, New York, U.S. |
| Genres |
Hard bop, bebop |
| Occupations |
Drummer, bandleader |
| Instruments |
Drums, percussion |
| Years active |
1942–1990 |
| Labels |
Blue Note |
| Associated acts |
Art Blakey & the Jazz Messengers, Art Blakey Quartet, Art Blakey Quintet, Art Blakey & the Afrocuban Boys |
| Website |
www.artblakey.com |
Arthur “Art” Blakey (October 11, 1919 – October 16, 1990), known later as Abdullah Ibn Buhaina, was an American Grammy Award-winning jazz drummer and bandleader.
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August 23: The late great Keith Moon was born in 1946
We lived the life with Keith Moon. It was all Spinal Tap magnified a thousand times.
— Roger Daltrey
From Wikipedia:
| Birth name |
Keith John Moon |
| Born |
23 August 1946
Wembley, Middlesex, England |
| Died |
7 September 1978 (aged 32)
Westminster, London |
| Genres |
Rock, art rock, hard rock,power pop |
| Occupations |
Musician, songwriter, producer, actor |
| Instruments |
Drums, percussion, vocals,bugle, trumpet, tuba |
| Years active |
1962–1978 |
| Associated acts |
The Who, Plastic Ono Band, Jeff Beck Group |
Keith John Moon (23 August 1946 – 7 September 1978) was an English musician, best known for being the drummer of the English rock group The Who. He gained acclaim for his exuberant and creative drumming style, and notoriety for his eccentric and often self-destructive behaviour, earning him the nickname “Moon the Loon”. Moon joined The Who in 1964. He played on all albums and singles from their debut, 1964’s “Zoot Suit”, to 1978’s Who Are You, which was released three weeks before his death.
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“They credited us with the birth of that sort of heavy metal thing. Well, if that’s the case, there should be an immediate abortion.”
~Ginger Baker
If I am playing any music at all it is jazz music.
~Ginger Baker
There are a lot of great drummers. But Ginger Baker is an inspiration because of a certain almost relaxing quality that he brings to the drums. While a lot of drummers are putting speed and power first, Baker put rhythm first.
~bgamall.hubpages.com
Ginger Baker Biography – youtube video:
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