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The Jake Feinberg ShowThe John "J.T." Thomas Interview Set IIContinued discussion of becoming part of The Range, the antics of drummer John Molo and his musical relationship with John "Drumbo" French. 2024-08-101h 15
NMDJ presents Fly On The WallJohn French - Captain Beefheart / Magic Band and Beyond/DrumboFrench was invited to join Beefheart and the Magic Band in late 1966, as a replacement for Paul Blakely.[1] Having played on Safe as Milk (1967), his distinctive drumming style moulded the driving heavy psychedelic blues of Strictly Personal (1968) and Mirror Man (1967, but not released till 1971). During the Trout Mask Replica sessions, French transcribed the musical ideas Beefheart played for him on piano for the rest of the band. However, shortly after the completion of Trout Mask Replica, French was booted out of the group rather violently by Beefheart (he was thrown down some stairs),[citation needed] and was replaced by the...2021-05-142h 06
Jerry FordPart Five - John DRUMBO French of Captain Beefheart's Magic Band 2009 Interview..... New BENT Music!John DRUMBO French continues talking about working with Fred Frith and Henry Kaiser and presents his musical offering. New music from BENT Studios!2021-03-2631 min
Jerry FordPart Four - John DRUMBO French of Captain Beefheart's Magic Band Rare Interview..... New BENT Music!John DRUMBO French of Captain Beefheart's Magic Band continues his tale of madness and musical delight including working with Henry Kaiser and Fred Frith...... Brand new BENT Music !2021-03-2527 min
Jerry FordPart Three - John DRUMBO French... New BENT MUSIC.Join us for Part Three - of John DRUMBO French's 2009 interview by Jerry Ford as well as new BENT MUSIC!2021-03-2432 min
Jerry FordPart Two - John DRUMBO French of Captain Beefheart's Magic Band.... New music from BENT.John DRUMBO French continues his tale of musical madness with Captain Beefheart, working on "Trout Mask Replica", and being thrown down the stairs by Don Van Vliet!2021-03-2234 min
Jerry FordPart One - John DRUMBO French of Captain Beefheart's Magic BandPart one of an in-depth interview with John DRUMBO French of The Magic Band. John talks about meeting Captain Beefheart, the making of Trout Mask Replica, The Magic Band and much more.... 2021-03-2130 min
C86 Show - Indie PopCaptain Beefheart special with John Drumbo FrenchCaptain Beefheart special with John Drumbo French in conversation with David Eastaugh
2019-10-0821 minC86 Show - Indie PopCaptain Beefheart special with John Drumbo FrenchCaptain Beefheart special with John French in conversation with David Eastaugh.
French was invited to join Beefheart and the Magic Band in late 1966, as a replacement for Paul Blakely. Having played on Safe as Milk (1967), his distinctive drumming style moulded the driving heavy psychedelic blues of Strictly Personal (1968) and Mirror Man (1968, but not released till 1971). During the Trout Mask Replica sessions, French transcribed the musical ideas Beefheart played for him on piano for the rest of the band.
However, shortly after the completion of Trout Mask Replica, French was booted out of the group rather...2019-09-2824 min
The 360 Sound ShowThe 360 Sound Show for 09/20/19 Pt. 2Capt. Beefheart & The Magic Band (John "Drumbo" French & Alex St. Clair) "Abba Zaba" (1967)P.F. Sloan "Halloween Mary" (1965)Iron Butterfly (Doug Ingle, Ron Bushy, Jerry Penrod, Darryl Deloach, & Danny Weis) "Get Out Of My Life, Woman" (1968)Buffalo Springfield (Bruce Palmer & Dewey Martin) "Flying On The Ground Is Wrong" (1967)Spirit (John Locke) "Fresh Garbage" (1968)Love (Bryan MacLean) "Old Man" (1967)Steppenwolf (Nick St. Nicholas) "It's Never Too Late" (1969)Blues Image (Mike Pinera) "Pay My Dues" (1970)Quicksilver Messenger Service (Gary Duncan) "Dino's Song" (1968)Jefferson Airplane (Signe Anderson) "Chauffeur Blues" (1966)The Grateful Dead...2019-09-221h 46
Fun 2 Know PodcastF2K Ep. 49 - Austin Thereminist Aileen AdlerOn today's show: Austin, Texas musician and thereminist, Aileen Adler. I first met Aileen back in the late '80s during the halcyon days of Tower Records, when we both worked at store #173 on South Street in Philadelphia. I moved to Alaska and then San Francisco in the early '90s, around the same time when Aileen moved to another artist's hub, Austin, Texas. We lost touch with each other for a couple decades after that, finally meeting up again in the Facebook era. From there it was that sort of half-awareness you got from social media, I'd see pictures...2019-05-2443 min
The Samuel Andreyev PodcastEpisode 2: John French ('Drumbo') on the making of Trout Mask ReplicaOn April 28, 2017, I took a break from lecturing at UC Berkeley, California, and sat down for an extended discussion with drummer, arranger, composer and singer, John 'Drumbo' French. I wanted to understand the strange, unique and complex working process that led to the creation of the legendary 1969 album, Trout Mask Replica by Captain Beefheart and his Magic Band. A great deal of misinformation, exaggerations and superficial comments have obscured the truth for far too long. No one on the planet knows more about this music and was more intimately involved in its creation than John French, and what he...2019-03-241h 45
The Trap Set with Joe Wong111: Live from The Drum Thing (Keltner, Hall, Gadson, Sclavunos, Drumbo)!Joe hosts a live round table discussion featuring Jim Keltner, Bobbye Hall, James Gadson, Jim Sclavunos, and John "Drumbo" French. This episode was recorded live in Los Angeles at the release party for The Drum Thing, a fantastic book of photography focused on many of the world's most interesting drummers.2017-02-2237 minThe Trap Set with Joe Wong009: John "Drumbo" French (Captain Beefheart and the Magic Band)Joe talks to John "Drumbo" French about blazing a singular path with Captain Beefheart, slipping his under tyrannical rule, arranging the seminal album, "Trout Mask Replica" and learning many years later that his work truly meant something to people all over the world.2015-03-2530 min