My drummer story is different, but still amusing.

This happened when I was in a 5-piece band. Earlier that year we lost our bass player and were out of work 2 months finding and working in a replacement.

Then we lost our drummer. We auditioned a number of drummers and found a good one. She had a small kit, kept good time, created nice grooves, supported the songs well, had tasty fills, and could sing background vocals.

We were only out a month, working her into the band.

We got to our first gig. It was for a country club we played at often. We usually did a light dinner set and then kicked up the energy level for dancing.

The dining room was filled to capacity, so the manager opened the accordion divider and told us to set up in the lounge, facing the dining room.

The drummer then said, "God will never forgive me if I play in a bar."

I responded, "God will have to forgive me for homicide if you don't play in this bar tonight."

That night, the future Mrs. Notes and I made a decision. Since the first instrument I learned was drums, I also played bass, rhythm guitar, and was acceptable on keyboards, we would become a duo.

I bought a Teac A3440, 4-track, reel-to-reel tape deck and started making my own backing tracks. When dependable digital came around, we switched to MIDI sequences.

That was in 1985 and until COVID we were never out of work again. A year and a half after COVID made the scene, we are back gigging.

For me, It's good to be a multi-instrumentalist.

Notes ♫

Bob "Notes" Norton smile Norton Music
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