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Part 1 of Live AID 40th Anniversary with special guests! The live show was over 2 hours long with endless stories and behind the scenes insights into Live AID, so I’m presenting it in two parts. A big thanks to my friends and drummers who were there that day on July 13, 1985 in London and Philadelphia and came on my show to share their stories! Stan Lynch (Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers), Mickey Curry (Hall & Oates/Mick Jagger & Tina Turner),  Steve White (Style Council), Graham Lear (Santana), Jeff Simon (George Thorogood), Dave Uosikkinen (The Hooters), Andy Newmark (Bryan Ferry), Tris Imboden (Kenny Loggins) and Michael Shrieve! So come along for the ride for Part 1 of Live Aid 40th Anniversary.

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Live From My Drum Room With John DeChristopher! is a series of conversations with legendary drummers and Music Industry icons, hosted by drummer and music industry veteran, John DeChristopher, drawing from his five decades in the Music Industry. Created in 2020, and ranked BEST Drum Podcast, "Live From My Drum Room With John DeChristopher!" gives the audience an insider's view that only John can offer. And no drummers are harmed on any shows! Please subscribe!

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My guest is legendary British drummer, historian and author, Bob Henrit. In this episode, we discuss Bob's Parkinson's diagnosis and how he's managing it, Keith Moon, Simmons Drums, Hayman Drums and much more. Bob is a noted drum historian and a National Treasure. So come along for the ride and thanks for watching and listening! Please subscribe! 

https://www.amazon.com/Banging-Bob-Henrit/dp/0957305834

Check out Bob's episode from December 2021 https://youtu.be/XsM5hPNwkRA?si=8hjzrZ2JF5c-94-l

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"The Learning Attitude" with master drummer and educator Henrique De Almeida, legendary drummers David Garibaldi of Tower of Power and Bill Gibson of Huey Lewis & The News. David and Bill talk about studying with Henrique and their passion to learn and grow as drummers. We do a deep dive into some of their iconic recordings and much more! I’m wearing Zildjian’s ALCHEM-E Perfect Tune headphones. Thanks to Joe Testa and my friends at Zildjian. So come along for the ride and see you on the other side.  

For more on Henrique De Almeida: https://www.thedrumsetcoach.comContact Henrique: [email protected] 
David Garibaldi: https://towerofpower.com/david-garibaldi
Zildjian ALCHEM-E Perfect Tune Headphones: https://zildjian.com. 

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Live From My Drum Room With John DeChristopher! is a series of conversations with legendary drummers and Music Industry icons, hosted by drummer and music industry veteran, John DeChristopher, drawing from his five decades in the Music Industry. Created in 2020, and ranked BEST Drum Podcast, "Live From My Drum Room With John DeChristopher!" gives the audience an insider's view that only John can offer. And no drummers are harmed on any shows! Please subscribe!

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My guest is legendary drummer and three time Hall of Fame inductee, Steve Smith! Steve was voted into the Modern Drummer Hall of Fame in 2002, inducted into the RR HOF as a member of Journey in 2017, and inducted into Zildjian’s Hall of Fame in 2023 during their 400th anniversary celebration. 

Steve was a guest on Live From My Drum Room on Aug 30, 2020 https://youtu.be/9reGfxu89o4?si=-IyMOZMg8kK5cW8v and I’m so honored to have him back for a TrackTalk episode. We do a deep dive into several classic Journey songs, as well as Bryan Adams' "Heaven." So come along for the ride, and thanks for watching and listening! 

Steve's website: https://vitalinformation.com  

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My guest is Grammy Award winning drummer, singer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist, Tommy Taylor! We do a deep dive into Tommy's iconic drumming on Christopher Cross’ Grammy Award winning debut record, including massive hits "Ride Like The Wind" and "Sailing," as well as "Cliffs Of Dover" with Eric Johnson, and "Ghost Town" from his solo record, "Across The Stars." So come along for the ride and please subscribe! *Tommy will be back for a special episode of TrackTalk and a deep dive into his entire solo record, "Across The Stars."

For more on Tommy Taylor and to buy "Across The Stars" visit: https://tommytaylor.com
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Live From My Drum Room With John DeChristopher! is a series of conversations with legendary drummers and Music Industry icons, hosted by drummer and music industry veteran, John DeChristopher, drawing from his five decades in the Music Industry. Created in 2020, and ranked BEST Drum Podcast, "Live From My Drum Room With John DeChristopher!" gives the audience an insider's view that only John can offer. And no drummers are harmed on any shows! Please subscribe!

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Stan Lynch, original drummer and founding member of Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers, producer, singer-songwriter and Rock & Roll HOF inductee, and singer-songwriter, producer and multi-instrumentalist, Jon Christopher Davis of The Speaker Wars, return for a deep dive into The Speaker Wars self-titled debut record, which drops today! Stan and JCD take us for an inside look into the making of this truly GREAT record! So come along for the ride!

The Speakers Wars self-titled, debut record is available NOW wherever you buy your music! Go out and get this record! For more on The Speaker Wars visit https://www.thespeakerwars.com. 
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Live From My Drum Room With John DeChristopher! is a series of conversations with legendary drummers and Music Industry icons, hosted by drummer and music industry veteran, John DeChristopher, drawing from his five decades in the Music Industry. Created in 2020, and ranked BEST Drum Podcast, "Live From My Drum Room With John DeChristopher!" gives the audience an insider's view that only John can offer. And no drummers are harmed on any shows! Please subscribe!

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I'm joined by my friends and fellow podcast creators: Bart van der Zee (Drum History Podcast), Mike Dawson (Drum Candy), Michael Vosbein (Drummer Nation), Matty Roberts (Percussion Discussion), Malcolm Moore (Creativity Is The Cure), Aldo Mazza (Shaping Your Journey) and Jon Adams (Drummers Eating Pizza)! A fun and informative conversation! Come along for the ride and please subscribe!

Be sure to check out these outstanding podcasts!
Drum History Podcast drumhistorypodcast.com
Drum Candy Podcast https://thedrumclick.com/category/drum-candy-podcast/
Drummer Nation https://drummernation.com/
Percussion Discussion https://percussiondiscussion.buzzsprout.com/
https://www.youtube.com/@UCr95tDJxxPeaLJnl05w4sCA
Creativity Is The Cure www.creativityisthecure.org
Shaping Your Journey https://www.youtube.com/@UCStcpuIvnVuaz8VNvwJA1fg
Drummers Eating Pizza  @DrummersEatingPizza413 https://www.instagram.com/drummerseatingpizza413

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Live From My Drum Room With John DeChristopher! is a series of conversations with legendary drummers and Music Industry icons, hosted by drummer and music industry veteran, John DeChristopher, drawing from his five decades in the Music Industry. Created in 2020, and ranked BEST Drum Podcast, "Live From My Drum Room With John DeChristopher!" gives the audience an insider's view that only John can offer. And no drummers are harmed on any shows! Please subscribe! 

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Join me for TrackTalk with legendary session drummer Shawn Pelton! From Bob Dylan to Peter Wolf and Keith Richards, to Bruce Springsteen and more, Shawn has worked with some of the biggest artists in the music business. So come along for the ride and an inside look on why Shawn is one of the most in demand session drummers on the planet. Please subscribe and visit https://livefrommydrumroom.com.

Bid to Win A Private Drum Lesson With Shawn Pelton and Gear Bundle Worth Over $1,000! Support Future Youth Records’ mission to empower youth artists worldwide to create music. 
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Live From My Drum Room With John DeChristopher! is a series of conversations with legendary drummers and Music Industry icons, hosted by drummer and music industry veteran, John DeChristopher, drawing from his five decades in the Music Industry. Created in 2020, and ranked BEST Drum Podcast, "Live From My Drum Room With John DeChristopher!" gives the audience an insider's view that only John can offer. And no drummers are harmed on any shows! Please subscribe! 

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My guest is my old friend, drummer, legend and titan of the Drum Industry, Rick Drumm. We talk about Rick's early years as a drummer, his time at Remo, Midco International, Vic Firth, D’Addario (the parent company of Evans and Promark) and Peak Growth Solutions which he founded in 2014, and much more. So come along for the ride and please subscribe! 

Look for Rick's book, "Lock In To Unlock Your Focus Power" available on Amazon and Kindle in May 2025. 

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Live From My Drum Room With John DeChristopher! is a series of conversations with legendary drummers and Music Industry icons, hosted by drummer and music industry veteran, John DeChristopher, drawing from his five decades in the Music Industry. Created in 2020, and ranked BEST Drum Podcast, "Live From My Drum Room With John DeChristopher!" gives the audience an insider's view that only John can offer. And no drummers are harmed on any shows! Please subscribe!

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I recently had the pleasure of being a guest on my friend Malcolm Moore's excellent podcast, "Creativity Is The Cure." During the interview we covered many topics related to my life and creativity, including working in the Music Industry at Zildjian, Drum Workshop, Simmons Electronic Drums and EU Wurlitzer, friends such as Charlie Watts, Vic Firth and Steve Gadd, Mission From Gadd, my award-winning podcast, "Live From My Drum Room" and much more. I hope you enjoy it. Please subscribe!  

*Special audio clip at the end of my band, Grand Theft Audio recorded live. 

Recorded April 2025 on the phone between Cohasset, MA and Palmdale, CA.

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