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Apr 23, 2023 · A month later, Herschel heard one of his songs on the radio, “Come On and Tell Her,” sung by Benny Freeman. All told, Ruffino released ten of Dwellingham’s songs as singles. Upon graduating from high school, Herschel moved to Boston to attend the Berklee School of Music.
I recently interviewed Herschel Dwellingham, one of the drummers who performed on Weather Report’s third album, Sweetnighter. I’ll be updating that page soon, but in the meantime, here’s some background about Herschel himself.
His high school bandleader taught Herschel how to write and arrange music, and he began arranging for the marching band. “I did that to keep from marching,” Herschel said. “I made a deal that I would orchestrate and arrange the half time shows to keep from marching because I hated it.”
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.
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