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The story of Gene Krupa, the king of swing

DRUMS WEEK 2025: Carnegie Hall, New York City, 16 January 1938. An eager audience is keyed up with excitement, awaiting the first jazz concert at this prestigious classical music venue. The Benny ...
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John Bonham considered him "a god" and Buddy Rich called him "the inspiration for every big-name drummer in the business": the story of Gene Krupa, the king of swing

Carnegie Hall, New York City, 16 January 1938. An eager audience is keyed up with excitement, awaiting the first jazz concert at this prestigious classical music venue. At one time every drummer in ...
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Of Notoriety: Local legend of drummer Gene Krupa still remembered today

It was a few months back when I took note of a black and white movie airing on the Turner Classic Movie channel that my parents were watching after supper. The title of the 1941 flick from RKO ...
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Jazz Articles about Gene Krupa

The Master of Drums Elizabeth J Rosenthal 320 Pages ISBN: 978-0-8065-4320 Kensington Publishing Company 2025 In the interests of full disclosure, I spent an extended period with Gene Krupa as an ...
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Leslie Schinella Collection of Gene Krupa Materials

CC0 Usage Conditions ApplyClick for more information. The collection consists of printed materials relating to Gene Krupa and other big band musicians and band leaders, including Guy Lombardo and ...