This week’s guest is Rich Redmond. Rich has been the touring and recording drummer with multi platinum country rocker Jason Aldean for nearly two decades. He has recorded 31 #1 radio hits and plays to millions of fans per year in iconic venues across the globe. Rich has also worked with artists such as Kelly Clarkson, Carrie Underwood, Ludacris, Bryan Adams, Bob Seger, Chris Cornell, Miranda Lambert, Eric Church, Keith Urban, Luke Bryan and many more. Rich is also a busy educator, speaker, author and actor. www.richredmond.com. But before that, I hope you enjoy the 5 (actually six) records that helped shape Rich Redmond into the player he is today. Cheers !

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Drummers on Drumming (the book) takes you inside the stories, records, and moments that shaped some of the world’s greatest drummers. Built on the Big Fat Five format of digging into top influences, it’s packed with candid interviews and personal insights. Whether you’re just starting out or have been playing for years, this book is here to inspire you to sharpen your skills and find your own voice behind the kit.

RICH'S BIG FAT FIVE 👇🏻

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Album - Winelight

Artist - Grover Washington Jr. (Featuring Bill Withers)

Release Year - 1980

Key Track(s) - "Just The Two Of Us"

Drummer - Steve Gadd, Ralph MacDonald (also writer)

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Album - Foreigner

Artist - Foreigner

Release Year - 1977

Key Track(s) - "Feels Like The First Time" and "Double Vision"

Drummer - Dennis Elliott

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Album - Outlandos D'Amour

Artist - The Police

Release Year - 1978

Key Track(s) - "So Lonely", "Born in the 50's", "Can't Stand Losing You"

Drummer - Stewart Copeland

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Album - The Power Station

Artist - The Power Station

Release Year - 1985

Key Track(s) - "Bang A Gong" and "Some Like It Hot"

Drummer - Tony Thompson

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Album - "Scarecrow" 1985 and "The Lonesome Jubilee" 1987

Artist - John Mellencamp

Release Year - 1985 and 1987

Key Track(s) - "Small Town" and "Lonely Ol' Night" 1985 and "Check it Out" and "Hard Times For An Honest Man" 1987

Drummer -Kenny Aronoff 

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This week’s guest is Curt Bisquera, AKA Kirkee B. He’s played with so many great artists, such as Elton John, Mick Jagger, Tom Petty, Sarah Mclaughlin, Lana Del Ray, and Johnny Cash, and that’s just the tip of the iceberg. His pocket is deeeeeep, and his stories are endless. This episode is Kirkee B’s SECOND appearance on the show; I had him on a few years back to discuss five defining moments in his recording career, but this time he discusses the five records that helped shape him to be one of the GO-TO sessions players in LA. I love him. He’s so fun. I hope you enjoy my chat with the one and only Curt Bisquera.

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Drummers on Drumming (the book) takes you inside the stories, records, and moments that shaped some of the world’s greatest drummers. Built on the Big Fat Five format of digging into top influences, it’s packed with candid interviews and personal insights. Whether you’re just starting out or have been playing for years, this book is here to inspire you to sharpen your skills and find your own voice behind the kit.

KIRKEE B'S BIG FAT FIVE 👇🏻

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Album - Yellowjackets

Artist - Yellowjackets

Release Year - 1981

Key Track(s) - Matinee Idol

Drummer - Ricky Lawson

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Performance - Live at Disneyland

Artist - Buddy Rich

Release Year - 1976

Drummer - Buddy Rich

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Album - What Time Is It?

Artist - The Time

Release Year - 1982

Key Track(s) - The Walk

Drummer - Morris Day

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Album - TOTO IV

Artist - TOTO

Release Year - 1982

Key Track(s) - Waiting For Your Love

Drummer - Jeff Porcaro

Album - Group Sex

Artist - Circle Jerks

Release Year - 1981

Key Track(s) - Red Tape

Drummer - Lucky Leher

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This week’s guest is Noah Hecht - a Brooklyn-based drummer / instructor who proudly studied under Billy Hart at Oberlin Conservatory of Music and College. He’s worked with Purr, Yeasayer, Eleanor Friedberger, Man Forever, Porches, Cassandra Jenkins and many more. If I were to state a through line for this chat, it’s that Noah is obsessed with placement and its relationship with time. You’ll see what I mean 😊 BYEEE!

Noah’s Teacher - Marivaldo Lima

https://www.instagram.com/marivaldolima/

2 Part Documentary - Maracatu Nação Estrela Brilhante (it’s in Portuguese, but used those CC’s)

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=bU0L6HHSpc8

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=UIMORU9ao1o

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Drummers on Drumming (the book) takes you inside the stories, records, and moments that shaped some of the world’s greatest drummers. Built on the Big Fat Five format of digging into top influences, it’s packed with candid interviews and personal insights. Whether you’re just starting out or have been playing for years, this book is here to inspire you to sharpen your skills and find your own voice behind the kit.

NOAH'S BIG FAT FIVE 👇🏻

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Album - On The Beach

Artist - Neil Young

Release Year - 1974

Key Track(s) - Revolution Blues

Drummer - Levon Helm

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Album - A Love Supreme

Artist - John Coltrane

Release Year - 1965

Key Track(s) - Acknowledgement

Drummer - Elvin Jones

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Album - Billy Hart Quartet

Artist - Billy Hart

Release Year - 2006

Key Track(s) - Neon

Drummer - Billy Hart

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Album - Maracatu Nação Estrela Brilhante

Artist - Maracatu Nação Estrela Brilhante

Release Year - 2002

Key Track(s) - Cheguei Meu Povo

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Album - Voodoo

Artist - D'Angelo

Release Year - 2000

Key Track(s) - The Root

Drummer - Questlove

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This week’s guest is Chris Dadge, a Canadian drummer producer based out of Calgary, Alberta. He’s worked with  so many great artists and he tells you all about a month in the life of him …so I’ll let the master do the talking. Just push play; it’s worth it. Thanks again to Sheridan Riley, drummer for the band Alvvays for recommending Chris. He did not dissappoint. All right, please enjoy my chat with Chris Dodge about the 5 records that shaped him into the player…and person he is today. Cheers!

Check out Chris' Discography HERE

Phil Minto and Roger Turner Performance HERE

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Drummers on Drumming (the book) takes you inside the stories, records, and moments that shaped some of the world’s greatest drummers. Built on the Big Fat Five format of digging into top influences, it’s packed with candid interviews and personal insights. Whether you’re just starting out or have been playing for years, this book is here to inspire you to sharpen your skills and find your own voice behind the kit.

CHRIS' BIG FAT FIVE 👇🏻

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Album - Gone, Just Like A Train

Artist - Bill Frisell

Release Year - 1998

Key Track(s) - Verona; Egg Radio; Girl Asks Boy (Pt. 1)

Drummer - Jim Keltner

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Album - Outlaster

Artist - Nina Nastasia

Release Year - 2010

Key Track(s) - You're A Holy Man; You Can Take Your Time

Drummer - Jay Bellerose

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Album - Largo

Artist - Brad Mehldau

Release Year - 2002

Key Track(s) - Dusty McNugget; When It Rains

Drummer - Matt Chamberlain

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Album - Drainage

Artist - Phil Minton and Roger Turner

Release Year - 2003

Key Track(s) - All of it!

Drummer - Roger Turner

Album - Nefertiti

Artist - Miles Davis

Release Year - 1968

Key Track(s) - Nefertiti; Fall; Hand Jive

Drummer - Tony Williams

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This week’s guest is Jojo Mayer. I am in the midst of a project that has me going through a bunch of our past episodes (I will be announcing this project shortly and I’m super excited about it), but when I went back through the Jojo’s episode, I was reminded of its importance. Jojo is mind-blowing player who helped pioneer the drum n bass movement in New York City by “reverse engineering” programmed drum loops and applying them to the drum set. He is also revered for his exceptional technique, which he dissects in the wildly-popular instructional series titled “Secret Weapons For The Modern Drummer Parts 1 & 2”. He is the leader of his own band, Nerve, which he founded back in 1997. We don’t necessarily stick to the normal format in this one; Jojo is a great storyteller. We start off with a few anecdotes about a cymbal once-owned by Billy Higgins that Jojo picked up by happenstance and Jojo’s time spent “studying” with Freddy Gruber, but we certainly touch on a lot of Jojo’s opinions / perspectives regarding accepting influences, but knowing when they’re actually a detriment to your personal growth on the instrument. He’s a very philosophical man and shares quite a few nuggets of slap-you-in-the-face style wisdom. Even though this is probably one of our most-downloaded episodes over the life of the show, we’ve been getting a lot of new listeners and I wanted to push this towards the top because, well…it’s important. I’ve cleaned it up a bit and put a cute lil bow in it. Stay tuned for my fun little project announcement, but in the meantime…please enjoy my chat with my esteemed guest, Jojo Mayer. Cheers! 

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Drummers on Drumming (the book) takes you inside the stories, records, and moments that shaped some of the world’s greatest drummers. Built on the Big Fat Five format of digging into top influences, it’s packed with candid interviews and personal insights. Whether you’re just starting out or have been playing for years, this book is here to inspire you to sharpen your skills and find your own voice behind the kit.

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This week’s guest is Kris Myers - a Nashville-based drummer whose main project is the progressive-rock band Umphrey’s McGee, but he’s also played with a variety of jazz artists including Nicholas Payton, Randy Brecker, Dennis DiBlasio and many more. With Umphrey’s, Kris has shared the stage with Les Claypool, Huey Lewis, Stephen Perkins, Victor Wooten, Bill Evans, Jason Bonham and many more…as always. He truly is an INSANE drummer and I will say he’s probably the best guest at breaking down his choices. Even though we’ve heard a few of his picks before, I learned a lot from his explanations.  AND a Big Fat thanks to Neal Daniels for the recommendation :) Go check out Neal’s episode from a few weeks back. OKKKKKK…here are Kris Myers’ 5 records that shaped him into the drummer he is today :)))

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Drummers on Drumming (the book) takes you inside the stories, records, and moments that shaped some of the world’s greatest drummers. Built on the Big Fat Five format of digging into top influences, it’s packed with candid interviews and personal insights. Whether you’re just starting out or have been playing for years, this book is here to inspire you to sharpen your skills and find your own voice behind the kit.

KRIS' BIG FAT FIVE👇🏻

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Album - Zenyatta Mondatta

Release Year - 1980

Artist - The Police

Key Track(s) - Driven To Tears

Drummer - Stewart Copeland

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Album - Are You Experienced?

Release Year - 1967

Artist - Jimi Hendrix

Key Track(s) - Fire

Drummer - Mitch Mitchell

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Album - Led Zeppelin

Release Year - 1969

Artist - Led Zeppelin

Key Track(s) - Good Times Bad Times

Drummer - John Bonham

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Album - Speak No Evil

Release Year - 1966

Artist - Wayne Shorter

Key Track(s) - Witch Hunt

Drummer - Elvin Jones

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Album - Vinnie Calaiuta

Release Year - 1993

Artist - Vinnie Calaiuta

Key Track(s) - I’m Tweeked! Attack of the 20 LB Pizza

Drummer - Vinnie Calaiuta

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This week’s guest is Ian Froman - an incredible jazz drummer based in New York City. Ian has taught at Berklee College of Music, Drummers Collective, New School University, City College of New York in addition to private lessons. He has toured the world with so many of the greatest players in the genre including (but CERTAINLY not limited to) John Abercrombie, Dave Holland, Michael Brecker, Gary Burton, and Matthew Garrison. This is easily one of my favorite conversations I’ve ever had…and not just on the podcast. Ian is such a fun story teller and he’s got A LOT of stories. Also, a big shoutout to Mike Powers from Boston who suggested I reach out to Ian! Alright, here is Ian Froman’s Big Fat Five. Cheers! 

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Drummers on Drumming (the book) takes you inside the stories, records, and moments that shaped some of the world’s greatest drummers. Built on the Big Fat Five format of digging into top influences, it’s packed with candid interviews and personal insights. Whether you’re just starting out or have been playing for years, this book is here to inspire you to sharpen your skills and find your own voice behind the kit.

IAN'S BIG FAT FIVE 👇🏻

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Album - A Love Supreme

Release Year - 1965

Artist - John Coltrane

Song Choice - Resolution

Drummer - Elvin Jones

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Album - Now He Sings, Now He Sobs

Release Year - 1968

Artist - Chick Corea

Song Choice - Steps

Drummer - Roy Haynes

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Album - Still Live

Release Year - 1986

Artist - Keith Jarrett

Drummer - Jack DeJohnette

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Album - Michael Brecker

Release Year - 1987

Artist - Michael Brecker

Song Choice - Syzygy

Drummer - Jack Dejohnette

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Album - Paths Prints

Release Year - 1982

Artist - Jan Garbarek

Drummer - Jon Christensen

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This week’s guest is Neal Daniels…an LA-based drummer with credits that include LP, Liz Phair, Matt Nathanson, Booker T. Jones, Post Malone, Due Lipa, Camila Cabello and many more. As is common with this podcast, we’ve known each other from afar for quite some time, but this podcast keeps bringing people together! Neal is a pro drummer through and through and this is certainly a masterclass in the journey towards enlightenment. We talk about the music that sparked his initial interest in drums / his inevitable stoner rock stage / his previous tendency to overplay / his moving to LA & feeling lost with his playing. Don't worry, it all has a happy ending. Please enjoy my conversation with Neal Daniels about the 5 records that shaped him into the player he is today. Cheers! 

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Drummers on Drumming (the book) takes you inside the stories, records, and moments that shaped some of the world’s greatest drummers. Built on the Big Fat Five format of digging into top influences, it’s packed with candid interviews and personal insights. Whether you’re just starting out or have been playing for years, this book is here to inspire you to sharpen your skills and find your own voice behind the kit.

NEALS BIG FAT FIVE 👇🏻

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Album - TEN

Release Year - 1991

Artist - Pearl Jam

Song Choice (to be played during the show) - Alive

Drummer (if known) - Dave Krusen

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Album - Master Of Puppets

Release Year - 1986

Artist - Metallica

Song Choice (to be played during the show) - Battery

Drummer (if known) - Lars Ulrich

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Album - Anchor Drops

Release Year - 2004

Artist - Umphrey's Mcgee

Song Choice (to be played during the show) - Ja Junk Part 1

Drummer (if known) - Kris Myers

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Album - Over-Nite Sensation

Release Year - 1973

Artist - Frank Zappa

Song Choice (to be played during the show) - I'm The Slime

Drummer (if known) - Ralph Humphrey

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Album - Clones Of Dr. Funkenstein

Release Year - 1976

Artist - Parliament

Song Choice (to be played during the show) - Everything Is On The One

Drummer (if known) - Jerome “Bigfoot” Brailey

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This week’s guest is Kellii Scott - drummer for the band Failure. He’s also worked with Liquid Jesus, A Perfect Circle, Queens of the Stoneage, Veruca Salt, Pink, James Blunt, Christina Aguilera, Linda Perry, Faith Hill, etc.…it’s all over the place. He’s a monster-of-a-player and, while we’ve known OF each other from afar for a bit, we finally got to meet backstage at a Sunny Day Real Estate concert recently in LA (thanks to William Goldsmith!). I hope you enjoy my interview with Kellii Scott about the 5 records that shaped him into the drummer he is today. Cheers!

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Drummers on Drumming (the book) takes you inside the stories, records, and moments that shaped some of the world’s greatest drummers. Built on the Big Fat Five format of digging into top influences, it’s packed with candid interviews and personal insights. Whether you’re just starting out or have been playing for years, this book is here to inspire you to sharpen your skills and find your own voice behind the kit.

KELLII'S BIG FAT FIVE 👇🏻

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Album - Highway to Hell

Release Year - 1979

Artist - ACDC

Song Choice - Walk All Over You

Drummer - Phil Rudd

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Album - All The World's A Stage

Release Year - 1976

Artist - Rush

Song Choice - 2112 Overture

Drummer - Neil Peart

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Album - Destroyer

Release Year - 1976

Artist - Kiss

Song Choice - Flaming Youth

Drummer - Peter Criss

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Album - Number of the Beast

Release Year - 1982

Artist - Iron Maiden

Song Choice - Prisoner

Drummer - Clive Burr

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Album - In Through The Out Door

Release Year - 1979

Artist - Led Zeppelin

Song Choice - Fool In The Rain

Drummer - John Henry Bonham

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This week’s guest is Noa Kahn…a Grammy-nominated drummer who, while only moving to the US from Israel in 2019, has already taken the industry by storm and getting hired by some of the best names in the game…including Jax and Big Wild. I had the pleasure of sharing a bill with her last month and wow - she’s incredibly humble, but SUCH a monster player. Her name will be heard a lot for some time to come. I was so excited to chat and I hope you enjoy this conversation with one of my new favorite drummers, Noa Kahn, on the 5 records that shaped her into the musician she is today. Cheers! 

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Drummers on Drumming (the book) takes you inside the stories, records, and moments that shaped some of the world’s greatest drummers. Built on the Big Fat Five format of digging into top influences, it’s packed with candid interviews and personal insights. Whether you’re just starting out or have been playing for years, this book is here to inspire you to sharpen your skills and find your own voice behind the kit.

NOAH'S BIG FAT FIVE 👇🏻

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Album - Tower of Power

Release Year - 1973

Artist - Tower of Power

Song Choice - Soul Vaccination

Drummer - David Garibaldi

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Album - Master Plan

Release Year - 1990

Artist - Dave Weckl

Song Choice - Festival De Ritmo

Drummer - Dave Weckl

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Album - Live In Concert

Release Year - 2001

Artist - Kim Burrell

Song Choice - I’ll Keep Holding On

Drummer - Robert “Sput” Searight

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Album - Elastic

Release Year - 2002

Artist - Joshua Redman

Song Choice - Jazz Crimes

Drummer - Brian Blade

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Album - Fuzzy

Release Year - 2007

Artist - Oz Noy

Song Choice - Fuzzy

Drummer - Keith Carlock

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