The Master of Drums (eBook)

Gene Krupa and the Music He Gave the World

Elizabeth J. Rosenthal (Autor)

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2025
320 Seiten
Citadel Press (Verlag)
978-0-8065-4328-4 (ISBN)

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';A substantial and engaging biography that contributes significantly to the history of jazz in the United States.'Library Journal The first definitive biography of Gene Krupa, the most famous drummer on the planet, whose feverish rhythms defined the Swing Era, changed jazz music forever, spurred rock and roll, and influenced generations. From the early 1930s onward, Gene Krupa was a drum-centric rarity in the jazz world. Never before had a drummer been in the forefront as a solo artist. His galvanizing, unrestrained passion for percussion demanded it. Rocking the rafters, Gene thrilled audiences in ballrooms, nightclubs, and movies. He always knew he would. It was in his blood. Seemingly born jazz-drum crazy in 1909 to a Polish-immigrant working-class family in South Chicago, Gene was a professional by the age of thirteen and soon made his first recordings. By the early 1930s, he was New York City's most in-demand drummer, and starting in 1934, he joined brilliant clarinetist Benny Goodman's band, helped inaugurate the Swing Era, and played the first-ever swing concert at Carnegie Hall, which made history. So did Gene, whose celebrity spread with every ride cymbal beat and bass drum bomb drop. He formed his own band, hired such dazzlingly outsized personalities as singer Anita O'Day, and unconditionally shattered racial boundaries by sharing the spotlight with the blistering African-American trumpeter Roy Eldridge. But after a skyrocketing ride to the top, Gene experienced a roller-coaster ride of good and bad luck, emotional highs, and devastating depths. InThe Master of Drums, biographer Elizabeth J. Rosenthal crafts a celebratory, honest, and exhaustively researched portrait of a twentieth-century music legend whose acolytes would include such rock-era artists as Ringo Starr, Keith Moon, John Bonham, and Apollo 440. When he died, Gene Krupa may have left behind a world of grieving friends, colleagues, fans, students, and progeny, but asThe Master of Drumsproves, his dynamic musical and cultural influences live on. Foreword by Slim Jim Phantom of the Stray CatsIncludes 16 pages of exclusive, never-before-seen photographs

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 29.4.2025
• Zusatzinfo: 15-20 photos for 8-page insert (B&W for print and color for eBook)
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Literatur ► Biografien / Erfahrungsberichte
• Themenwelt: Kunst / Musik / Theater ► Musik
• Schlagworte: Alan White • Alex Van Halen • art blakey • Bandleader • bandleaders • Big Band • Bill Bruford • Billy Cobham • Buddy Rich • Buddy Rich by Pelle Berglund • Buddy Rich One of a Kind by Pelle Berglund • Butch Trucks • Carmine Appice • Charlies Good Tonight by Paul Sexton • Charlie Watts • Chick Corea • Chick Webb • Composer • Composers • Cozy Powell • Dave Grohl • Drum • Drummer • drummers • Drumming • Drums • Elizabeth J. Rosenthal • Elvin Jones • Gene Krupa • Gene Krupa biography • Ginger Baker • Ginger Baker by Ginger Baker • Ginger Baker Hellraiser by Ginger Baker • His Song by Elizabeth J. Rosenthal • His Song The Musical Journey of Elton John by Elizabeth J. Rosenthal • Ian Paice • Instrument • instruments • Jai Johanny Johanson • Jaimoe • Jazz Band • jazz bands • jazz drummer • Jazz Drumming • Jazz Music • Jimmy Cobb • John Bonham • John Densmore • John Lee Johnson • Jo Jones • Keith Moon • Ken Burns Jazz • Lars Ulrich • Meg White • Mick Fleetwood • Mike Portnoy • Mitch Mitchell • modern drummer • Modern Drummer Magazine • music • musician • Musicians • Neil Peart • Nick Mason • orchestra • Phil Collins • Photograph by Ringo Starr • Riders on the Storm by John Densmore • Ringo Starr • Rock Band • rock bands • Rock Drummer • Rock Drumming • rock music • Sympathy for the Dummer by Mike Edison • Terry Bozzio • The Storyteller by Dave Grohl • Tommy Lee • Travis Barker • Why Charlie Watts Matters by Mike Edison
• ISBN-10: 0-8065-4328-0 / 0806543280
• ISBN-13: 978-0-8065-4328-4 / 9780806543284