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Apr 23, 2023 · After completing his studies at Berklee, Dwellingham took over the house band at the Sugar Shack, leading a 13-piece orchestra and backing many of the name acts that came through, including Stevie Wonder, Marvin Gaye, and Smokey Robinson, just to name a few.
Sep 22, 2023 · After graduating from high school in 1963, Dwellingham enrolled at Berklee College of Music in Boston on a full scholarship, majoring in music theory and composition.
Upon graduating from high school, Herschel moved to Boston to attend the Berklee School of Music. At Berklee, he came under the tutelage of legendary drummer and teacher Alan Dawson. Years later, Herschel said his drumming style was a combination of his Louisiana roots and the rudiments that Dawson taught.
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It all started right here, with the self-titled debut album and powerful drumming of Alphonse Mouzon. Born in 1948 in Charleston, South Carolina, Mouzon moved to New York to study drama at New York City College and medicine at Manhattan Medical School after graduating high school. Following a spate of drum lessons with Billy Taylor’s drummer, Bobby...
Alex Acuña, Leon “Ndugu” Chancler, Skip Hadden, Jaco Pastorius, Chester Thompson, Narada Michael Walden, Ishmael Wilburn Here’s where things got reallyinteresting. Can’t possibly bio all of these folks, as there are even more drummers that played with the group that didn’t even make it to record. “You had Darryl Brown playing in the band for a whil...
If you’re going to have a personal recommendation, who better to get it from than Miles Davis? That’s exactly what happened for Omar Hakim (check out the sidebar). The man who brought us that killer 6/8 intro groove to David Bowie’s “Modern Love,” and elegantly played all over Sting’s Dream Of The Blue Turtlesserved as Weather Report’s stickman unt...
Apr 24, 2023 · 9.4K views, 229 likes, 36 loves, 13 comments, 53 shares, Facebook Watch Videos from Eli Paperboy Reed: Herschel Edmund Dwellingham (1944-2023) When I was a teenager I became obsessed with Soul... Eli Paperboy Reed w/Herschel Dwellingham - Young Girl (Live in 2010) | Herschel Edmund Dwellingham (1944-2023) When I was a teenager I became obsessed with Soul music.
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Explore Herschell Dwellingham's discography including top tracks, albums, and reviews. Learn all about Herschell Dwellingham on AllMusic.
Apr 20, 2023 · After graduating from Bogalusa High School, Herschel received a full scholarship to Berklee School of Music in Boston MA. There he studied under William Maloof and Walter Piston.
