Drums In The Twenties

Drums, Drummers & Drumming in the 1920s

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  • Heroes
    • Heroes #1: Warren ‘Baby’ Dodds, 1894-1959
    • Heroes #2: Arthur ‘Zutty’ Singleton, 1898-1975
    • Heroes #3: Tony Sbarbaro, 1897-1969
    • Heroes #4: Jasper Taylor, 1894-1964
    • Heroes #5: Victor Berton, 1898-1951
    • More Heroes…
  • Instruments
    • Instruments #1: The Barry ‘Collapsible’ Bass Drum, c.1919
    • Instruments #2: Jasper Taylor’s Wooden Washboard, c.1924
    • Instruments #3: The ‘Snapper’-style Snare Drum, early 1920s
    • Instruments #4: The ‘Bock-A-Da-Bock’ or Hand Cymbal, 1927-9
    • Instruments #5: The Windsor Dual-Tension Snare Drum, late 1920s
    • More Instruments…
  • Library
    • Library #1: ‘Drums In The ‘Twenties’ : The Dodds Interview
    • Library #2: ‘The Bassist’s Perspective’: Pops Foster on Drums in the ‘Twenties
    • Library #3: On Transcription & Zutty Singleton: ‘My Little Dixie Home’ (1929)
    • Library #4: The First Recorded Drum Solo in Jazz History*
    • Library #5: Where Are All The Heroines?
    • More Library…
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Lil Hardin

Library #5: Where Are All The Heroines?

March 30, 2019December 14, 2020 / Bally

The 1920s drumming Heroes we’ve met so far, whilst all Americans, represent a quite diverse demographic. Some, such as Zutty Singleton and Baby Dodds, grew up in working-class black neighbourhoods in the South, their grandparents likely to have been born as slaves. Others, like Vic Berton, were raised in the North in comfortable, even opulent, … Continue reading Library #5: Where Are All The Heroines?

Heroes #14: Andrew Hilaire, 1899-1935

January 18, 2019January 17, 2021 / Bally

“Andrew Hilaire: the perfect drummer for Jelly Roll Morton. Time, taste, technique - all superb.” - Hal Smith KEY RECORDINGS: With 'DOC' COOK (COOK & HIS DREAMLAND ORCHESTRA / COOKIE'S GINGERSNAPS / COOK & HIS 14 DOCTORS OF SYNCOPATION), 1924-28 With JELLY ROLL MORTON’S RED HOT PEPPERS, 1926 At the dawn of the recording industry, … Continue reading Heroes #14: Andrew Hilaire, 1899-1935

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