Ahh the memories...

[Octavia1]

My drum tutor was(the late) Jon Murray...used to own the Dublin Drum Centre on the corner of Grantham St and Camden...he was a drummer with the Big Bands back in the day...if i was half the drummer he was...i'd be a happy chap.

Met him Hal 40 years ago. .he. Paid. A visit to artane we'r I started in the
Band... John Wadham then wen I about 17...
Luvelly bloke... Into locomotive s
Died in poverty I believe..... Music pays fuk all for most....
Don't have sky unfortunately....
Only use telly for ps4 for the kids...

[Octavia1]

I thought red sky at night.  Sailers delight?
An a big fukin storm tomorrow.....

[Shallowhal]

I continued to go to Jon privately after the shop went,he lived  in Fortfield Tce in Rathmines,i was playing in bands at that stage but i enjoyed playing the jazz that he was into and it was something different than playing rock/pop,
The chap i bought my Premier drums off went to Johnny Wadham,he played in a band called Montage at the time.


I thought it was a red sky at night...farmers delight
Red sky in the morning...sailors warning?

[Bubba Ho-Tep]

Jaysus lads :
Red sky at night , shepherds delight,
Red sky at morning, sailor`s warning.

[dalymount]

The nearest I ever got to drums was,when we were kids,we used to wait outside the various dance halls to carry  in the gear for all the different showbands.they used to pay us with black and white photos of the band. An odd time,if you were really lucky,you might get a colour picture

[Bubba Ho-Tep]

You`ll enjoy this Hal :


https://youtu.be/9oQsKRyihEA

[Shallowhal]

You`ll enjoy this Hal :


https://youtu.be/9oQsKRyihEA

I did bubba...always annoyed/amazed me..particularly back in the 80's how many drummers in bands never stopped fukin doin 16th note drum rolls around the kit!!...christ on a bike!!

Always loved playing along to Ringo Starr and Charlie Watts,nothing flamboyant but always tasty and always sat well in their songs....i do like Larry Mullens style,i think he'd admit to being not the best technically gifted drummer but his offbeats on snare and toms are good to listen to and fit well with what U2 do.

[Bob Shillin]

Johnny Wadham lived out my way, drank in my local until he got sick and left us.

[dalymount]

I uses to know Noel Bridgeman,many many years ago, was he any good,I was never into pop music so I dont know ,but I heard he was good

[Shallowhal]

Saw him in JJ's a couple of times....blues...which i wouldn't be into but have no problem listening to....bubba would have more info there....cos he's a bleedin oul fella!!

[dalymount]

Im an auld fella meself,but I think Noel used to play with a band called skidrow. I may well be wrong about that,because at that time all I was listening to was Luke  Kelly etc etc

[Shallowhal]

Im an auld fella meself,but I think Noel used to play with a band called skidrow. I may well be wrong about that,because at that time all I was listening to was Luke  Kelly etc etc

Indeed...Skid Row.....Brush Shiels,Phil Lynott and quite a few other esteemed musicians including Noel....he played with The Waterboys aswell at one stage,cos i saw them in the Olympia circa 89.

[silverbullet]

2 names Buddy Rich and Gene Krupa.
https://youtu.be/c8yDGLZv-LM

 https://youtu.be/NKtoskzi9Pc

OK I'll add Graham Lear from Santana:

https://youtu.be/tqWKJ5LyNTA

[Bubba Ho-Tep]

Mick Fleetwood

https://youtu.be/qNM6IuA87eM

[Bubba Ho-Tep]

And the drummer you`ve probably heard the most but never heard of :

https://youtu.be/JNMimNlG9oY

https://youtu.be/JuLTTgJDa1g