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A user posed this question on the Help mailing list
I' am making a toy drum set and need info on what drum set he used.So I can make the best version I can.Any info would be appreciated.
I posted a reply based on a post in a drumming forum that he used a Pearl Export kit. I would be grateful if anyone had more information. If you can assist me, please drop me a line on my talk page. Capitalistroadster 09:30, 7 November 2005 (UTC)
The passage about Strummer's death has no relationship to this section heading. Removing it.
Suggesting also that a separate heading called 'Personal Life' or 'Recent News' be added here. —Preceding unsigned comment added by JoeyJoeJoe70 ( talk • contribs) 15:02, 17 October 2007 (UTC)
Topper Headon is in the "Jazz drummers" and "Jazz fusion musicians" categories, as well as on the List of jazz drummers. The article mentions that he listened to jazz in his youth and his admiration of Billy Cobham, and that in 2008 he recorded a song that evokes these influences. I'm not sure this is sufficient to label him a "jazz drummer." Perhaps there are other jazz recordings about which I am unaware, but otherwise, I think it's hard to justify such categorization. (I wouldn't put King Sunny Adé in the "Country and western musicians" category, either.) -- Gyrofrog (talk) 21:16, 22 September 2008 (UTC)
So do you have the same problems with Billy Cobham, Bill Bruford and Ginger Baker for example?
When a drummer uses Jazz influences that doesn't mean thay will be in the jazz section but the style employed may be in a loose and free form or Jazz style. For instance Bernard "Pretty" Purdie uses a heap of influences from jazz through Blues to Funk and his roots are as a jazz drummer.
My opinion is that a drummer's style is defined by the music he drums with. I also suggest that Headon is a cross-over drummer because of his strong influences from Jazz, Soul/R&B and Rock.-- MP4BT ( talk) 20:08, 28 July 2009 (UTC)
A new interview was just published in the UK. Mothing earthshaterringly remarkable, but perhaps useful for the occasional ref. Wwwhatsup ( talk) 17:59, 7 July 2009 (UTC)
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A user posed this question on the Help mailing list
I' am making a toy drum set and need info on what drum set he used.So I can make the best version I can.Any info would be appreciated.
I posted a reply based on a post in a drumming forum that he used a Pearl Export kit. I would be grateful if anyone had more information. If you can assist me, please drop me a line on my talk page. Capitalistroadster 09:30, 7 November 2005 (UTC)
The passage about Strummer's death has no relationship to this section heading. Removing it.
Suggesting also that a separate heading called 'Personal Life' or 'Recent News' be added here. —Preceding unsigned comment added by JoeyJoeJoe70 ( talk • contribs) 15:02, 17 October 2007 (UTC)
Topper Headon is in the "Jazz drummers" and "Jazz fusion musicians" categories, as well as on the List of jazz drummers. The article mentions that he listened to jazz in his youth and his admiration of Billy Cobham, and that in 2008 he recorded a song that evokes these influences. I'm not sure this is sufficient to label him a "jazz drummer." Perhaps there are other jazz recordings about which I am unaware, but otherwise, I think it's hard to justify such categorization. (I wouldn't put King Sunny Adé in the "Country and western musicians" category, either.) -- Gyrofrog (talk) 21:16, 22 September 2008 (UTC)
So do you have the same problems with Billy Cobham, Bill Bruford and Ginger Baker for example?
When a drummer uses Jazz influences that doesn't mean thay will be in the jazz section but the style employed may be in a loose and free form or Jazz style. For instance Bernard "Pretty" Purdie uses a heap of influences from jazz through Blues to Funk and his roots are as a jazz drummer.
My opinion is that a drummer's style is defined by the music he drums with. I also suggest that Headon is a cross-over drummer because of his strong influences from Jazz, Soul/R&B and Rock.-- MP4BT ( talk) 20:08, 28 July 2009 (UTC)
A new interview was just published in the UK. Mothing earthshaterringly remarkable, but perhaps useful for the occasional ref. Wwwhatsup ( talk) 17:59, 7 July 2009 (UTC)