Stylish
drumming skills were taught to budding rhythm kings in Gloucester. Drummer
Steve White, who was Paul Weller’s sticksman for 25 years, first with the Style
Council, and was the youngest performer at Live Aid in 1985, dropped in for a
masterclass organised by city drum tutor Graham Twist.
Graham
said: “The event was an incredible success with a full house of 100 eager
drummers and their families in attendance. Steve kept everyone entertained with
his dazzling playing, anecdotes and quips about the music business, and help
and advice for not only us drummers but musicians in general. A particularly
great moment was when he invited one of my students Poppy Blake, aged nine, up
on to his drum kit to play a groove from one of her favourite Michael Jackson
songs. She received the biggest cheer of the night!”
Steve also
played with Oasis, The Who, Sir Paul McCartney and many others in rock royalty.
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