Hal Blaine (with David Goggin)
Hal Blaine and the Wrecking Crew
Hal Leonard, 1990
Memoir by "the world's most recorded drummer."
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Bob Cianci
Great Rock Drummers of the Sixties
Hal Leonard, 1989
Profiles of Carmine Appice, Mick Avory, Ginger Baker, John Barbata, Hal Blaine, Dino Danelli, Jerry Edmonton, Bobby Elliott, Kenney Jones, Mitch Mitchell, Keith Moon, Sandy Nelson, Ringo Starr, Charlie Watts. Some interesting reading, but the musical examples are vague and poorly transcribed.
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Warren "Baby" Dodds (as told to Larry Gara)
The Baby Dodds Story (revised edition)
Rebeats Publications; Revised edition, 2003)
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David "Panama" Francis (with Robert Reiser)
David Gets His Drum
Marshall Cavendish Corp., 1999
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Mickey Hart (with Jay Stevens)
Drumming at the Edge of Magic
New York: Harper Collins, 1990
Combination of historical investigation, myth, and personal memoir by former Grateful Dead drummer.
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Mickey Hart (with Fredric Lieberman)
Planet Drum
New York: Harper Collins, 1990
Another volume from Mr. Hart... less memoir, more mythical celebration, more illustrations.
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Levon Helm (with Stephen Davies)
This Wheel's on Fire
William Morrow & Company, 1993
The story of The Band told by drummer Levon Helm.
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Burt Korall
Drummin' Men: The Heartbeat of Jazz
New York: Schirmer Books, 1990
Biographical history of Swing era drumming, featuring Chick Webb, Gene Krupa, Ray McKinley, Jo Jones, Sid Catlett, Dave Tough, and Buddy
Rich. Also includes Sonny Greer, George Wettling, Cozy Cole, Jimmy Crawford, O'Neil Spencer, Cliff Leeman, and Ray Bauduc.
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Rick Mattingly
The Drummer's Time: Conversations with the Great Drummers of Jazz
Hal Leonard, 1999
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Mitch Mitchell (with John Platt)
The Hendrix Experience
Da Capo Press, 1998
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Tony Fletcher
Moon: The Life and Death of a Rock Legend
Avon, 1999
Biography of the Who's Keith Moon.
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Errol Parker
A Flat Tire on My Ass: The Autobiography of Errol Parker
1995
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Jim Payne
Give the Drummers Some - The Great Drummers of R&B, Funk and Soul
Warner Bros Publications, 1996
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Tony Scherman
Backbeat - Earl Palmer's Story
Smithsonian Institution Press, 1999
Anecdotes and recollections of the pioneer rock and roll drummer Earl Palmer.
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Chuck Silverman (with Allan Slutsky)
The Funkmasters: The Great James Brown Rhythm Sections
Warner Bros Publications, 1997
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Ronald Spagnardi
The Great Jazz Drummers
Hal Leonard, 1997
Biographical sketches by the publisher of Modern Drummer magazine.
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Arthur Taylor
Notes and Tones: Musician to Musician Interviews
New York: Da Capo Press, 1993
Drummer Arthur Taylor interviews 29 leading jazz musicians during late 1960's to early 1970's. Includes the drummers Philly Joe Jones, Max Roach, Tony Willams, Kenny Clarke, Elvin Jones, and Art Blakey.
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Dallas Taylor
Prisoner of Woodstock
Thunder's Mouth Press, 1994
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Mel Torme
Traps the Drum Wonder: The Buddy Rich Story
Hal Leonard, 1988
Good biography of Buddy Rich by friend and fan Mel Torme.
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