Fred Below: The Unsung Architect of Chicago Blues Drumming

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Fred Below: The Unsung Architect of Chicago Blues Drumming

June 30, 2025 rognrolla Comments Off

Drumming News : Fred Below may not be a household name, but his drumming helped define the pulse of electric Chicago blues—and by extension, early rock ’n’ roll. Despite backing legends like Muddy Waters, Howlin’ […]

“Double-Shuffle” Master Sam Lay Has Died (3/20/1935 – 1/29/2022)

February 7, 2022 rognrolla Comments Off

Latest Drum News Blues musician Sam Lay died Saturday (January 29), his record label Alligator has confirmed. The Chicago Sun-Times reports that Lay was experiencing heart problems, was taken to a nursing facility near his […]

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