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Groove o’ the day: Bill Withers — Lovely Night For Dancing

  • September 24, 2013
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This is by 70’s session drummer Alvin Taylor, who’s fairly little-known, but is on a lot of stuff. Here he’s with Bill Withers, on the album Menagerie. The song, Lovely Night For Dancing, is kind of […]

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DBMITW: Bill Withers on BBC

  • March 26, 2013
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Here’s a complete 30 minute Bill Withers concert on BBC from 1973. I’m not sure who’s playing drums with him— he gets almost zero screen time, and is severely under-lit. It’s not James Gadson, doesn’t […]

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All the grooves from Still Bill

  • December 18, 2011
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Today we’ve got all of the grooves from the Bill Withers album Still Bill, with drumming by soul master James Gadson: Notes: – Swing the 16th notes on “Lonely Town, Lonely Street”. – Bass drum […]

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Transcription: James Gadson – Use Me

  • October 27, 2011
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I guess we could also file this under Groove o’the day. While I’m getting some longer posts together, here are James Gadson’s drum breaks from the song Use Me, by Bill Withers. As you’ll notice […]

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James Gadson: soul master

  • February 4, 2011
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Nothing to say, I was just thinking about the drummer James Gadson. What am I going to add? Two Bill Withers clips I post anywhere and everywhere I can: More clips after the break: Another […]

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