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Barrett Deems
Barrett was considered the "fastest" drummer in the 1950's. He actually gave me one of his broken sticks when I saw him with Jack Teagarden.
9 years agoOlympia Theater, Miami, Florida 1954
Army Bands and Union Card.
10 years agoOlympia Theater, Miami, Florida 1954
Hopefully, I'm not boring you guys with these memorabilia photos but there seems to be some interested drummers out there in the world. I'm posting im...
10 years agoOlympia Theater, Miami, Florida 1954
Father and son....different decades, 1930's/1970's and 1950's/1980's.
10 years agoOlympia Theater, Miami, Florida 1954
Thanks for your kind thoughts, Wayne. I was born in 1946. My Dad taught me how to play when I was three but insisted throughout my childhood that I be...
10 years agoOlympia Theater, Miami, Florida 1954
I think these look like his Gretsch's but I was only seven when this picture was taken so I wasn't into labels at that age. However, here is a photo o...
10 years agoOlympia Theater, Miami, Florida 1954
Yes. He was born in 1901 and died in 1988. He was a member of the United States Military Academy Band and Drum Corps (West Point) and played drums in...
10 years agoOlympia Theater, Miami, Florida 1954
My father used to tuck his own calfskin heads on wooden rims. He used to soak them in the bath tub until they were pliable. Notice the heater outlet o...
11 years agoOlympia Theater, Miami, Florida 1954
Joel Friedman, Les Rohde Orchestra, 1954
11 years agoBlack Beauty - Bucket List Drum
I am ashamed to say that in 1960, because my BB was in poor shape, cosmetic wise, my father had it chromed. It looks beautiful BUT who knew what its v...
13 years agoBlack Beauty - Bucket List Drum
The scrollwork on my Black Beauty 6 1/2 x 14 is much smaller in its flourishes. The logo is under the strainer and does not have U S A below Chicago....
13 years agoA Vintage Drummer
From vintagemore2000...
14 years agoA Vintage Drummer
His heaters were circular tubular elements if I remember correctly.
14 years agoA Vintage Drummer
Did you notice the heater connection on the bass drum in the solo photo....he had to heat his calfskin heads when he played outside at the bandshell o...
14 years agoA Vintage Drummer
O.K. Here's the one that will knock your socks off! My Dad got married New Year's Eve day and of course had to postpone his honeymoon so he could mak...
14 years ago