Thelma Terry And Her Playboys sessions Date: March 29, 1928 Location: Chicago, IL Label: Columbia Thelma Terry And Her Playboys Thelma Terry (ldr, b), Bud Jacobson (cl), Mike Platt (cl, as), Phil Shuken (cl, ts), Carl Rinker (t), unknown (t, tb, p), Roy Campbell (bj), Gene Krupa (d) W-145852-3 Mama’s Gone, Goodbye (Piron, Bocage) …
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Disc Jockey Jump (CO-37309-2) [Alternate Master] Date: January 22, 1947 Location: New York City, NY Label: Columbia Gene Krupa and his Orchestra Gene Krupa (ldr, d), Charlie Kennedy, Harry Terrill (as), Mitch Melnick, Buddy Wise (ts), Jack Schwartz (bar), Ed Madgley, Don Fagerquist, Al Porcino, Ray Triscari (t), Clay Harvey, Emil Manazec, Dick Taylor, Jack …
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Hello! and welcome to Thanks For The “Boogie” Ride!, our new blog of postings and discussions about or related to “That Ace Drummer Man”, Gene Krupa! My name is Joe and I intend to post a diverse array of content and opinions (using the pseudonym “Apurksody”, but more on that later) that I hope you’ll …
Drum Boogie (C-3530-1) Date: January 17, 1941 Location: Chicago, IL Label: Columbia [OKeh] Gene Krupa and his Orchestra Gene Krupa (ldr, d), Sam Musiker (cl, ts), Clint Neagley, Mascagni “Musky” Ruffo (as), Walter Bates (ts), Torg Halten, Norman Murphy, Rudy Novack, Shorty Sherock (t), Jay Kelliher, Pat Virgadamo, Babe Wagner (tb), Ray Biondi (g), Bob …
We celebrate the birthday of Eugene Bertram “Gene” Krupa, born today, January 15, 1909 in Chicago, Illinois