The Motown style of music came of out Detroit (colloquially know as Motor Town due of the large auto manufacturing industry) in the 1960 out of the studio founded and run by Berry Gordy Jr. While there are numerous drummers heard across Motown’s record catalogue, three Detroit-based drummers in particular tracked the majority of the label’s hits: William “Benny” Benjamin, Richard “Pistol” Allen, and Uriel Jones. Benny Benjamin can be heard on tunes such as Barrett Strong’s “Money (That’s What I Want),” The Temptations’ “My Girl,” Stevie Wonder’s “Uptight (Everything’s Alright),” as well as many others. Some notable hits featuring Allen’s drumming include “Reach Out (I’ll Be There)” by the Four Tops, “I Heard it Through the Grapevine” by Marvin Gaye, and “Baby Love” by The Supremes. You’ve undoubtedly heard his drumming before on songs such as “Ain’t No Mountain High Enough” (both versions - by Marvin Gaye and Tammi Terrell in 1967, and Diana Ross in 1970), “Ain’t That Peculiar” by Marvin Gaye, Stevie Wonder’s “For Once In My Life,” and “Cloud Nine” by the Temptations. For more information on the Funk Brothers and Motown click here
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Chapter 1 Popular Music - an overview Rudiments - intro 1. Single Stroke Roll Multiple Bounce Rolls Double Stroke Rolls Open Rolls 5, 6 and 7's 9, 10, and 11's 13,15, and 17's 2. Diddle Rudiments 3. Flam Rudiments Part 1 Part 2 4. Drag Rudiments Moeler Technique Warm Up Routine - Adv Chapter 2 Jazz 1 - Adding the SD Jazz 2- Adding the BD Jazz 3 - Putting it together - Reading the Hits 3/4 Jazz Greatest Jazz Drummers Doxy Chapter 3 Latin Music Cha-Cha Afro-Cuban Instruments Sway Mambo Bongos Conga Conga Songs Brazillian Instruments Bossa-nova Samba 6/8 Afro Cuban Chapter 4 Country Gospel Turn On Your Love Light Motown I Can't Help Myself Funk it Up! Chapter 5 Odd time Signatures - Money - Pink Floyd - Odd time Sting Songs Double Bass Drum - Rhythmic Scale - 4 way Coordination Double Bass Drum Songs Overture 1928 Practice ex Chapter 6 Putting it All Together Composing Categories |