E189: Remembering Freddie Gruber With Special Guests! Part 2

In Part 2 of Remembering Freddie Gruber, the stories and laughs continue as we reminisce about our friend and legendary drum guru, Freddie Gruber. I'm joined by Jim Keltner, Steve Smith, Dave Weckl, Adam Nussbaum, Bruce Becker, David Bronson, Jay Dittamo, Don Lombardi, Rob Wallis and Colin Schofield. We share some hilarious and poignant stories of Freddie. So come along for the ride and please subscribe!
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[@toddwalkerdrumstudio]

Thanks so much John (AND, all the prominent wonderful drummers in the video, as well) for the "Part 2-Remembering Freddie Gruber"...Sharing their memories, stories and thoughts....Have a great day John!....Todd Walker

[@fortedrummer3026]

Thank you, John, for Parts 1 and 2 - for coordinating, assembling, and hosting this amazing gathering! 🥁 So glad it happened! I love the stories and conversation. I first learned about Mr. Gruber in the 1990s from his appearances in Modern Drummer, and from Steve Smith, Dave Weckl, and Neil Peart. I was curious to learn what he taught all of these legendary drummers. Today, I'm highly privileged to study with Bruce Becker. It's been a wonderful journey, and I'm most thankful for all that I am learning.

[@kandgsitz4092]

Thanks again John for Part 2 of Freddie's lessons. I know now the reason that Ian Wallace sounded so wonderful, Freddie was his secret! A nice tribute.

[@jansbamusic4778]

I took that 94 Frankfurt Messe snap with Freddie and Bruce..great memories , what a time to be alive ❣

[@TomCawoski]

I caught the first hour on the live stream and just watched it here on UA-cam. It was great to see this part 2 so I could see what I wasn't able to watch on the original stream. I loved hearing all the Freddie Gruber stories and how everyone honored him as well. The drumming community is a special one!!!

[@diegooliveraa]

thank you for this vital information !! god bless you guys !

[@GRohn61]

Just fantastic John. What a pleasure to see all these legends just relaxed and chatting about the great Freddie Gruber. Both parts are must see video for any drummer.

[@samuelcox4447]

These two videos are the greatest gift to the drumming community. Freddy was clearly connected to the universal synergy, a messenger himself. Thank you to all of today's heroes who spoke so fondly about him. I will carry this lesson forward in honour of all of you x

[@terrytk9398]

Brilliant!

[@rychechlanda]

Great Show !!

[@thedrummerboycr]

Again! Pure Gold! Great! And how he influenced those drum masters, he also influenced me in technique even without having had the opportunity to meet him. Great!

[@drumdiscussion7776]

Awesome, thanks for part 2 and the fascinating stories of Freddie Gruber.

[@Drummin4jesus1]

Again I was glued to the tube. It is great seeing all these well known drummers in a relaxed setting in their homes and telling their experiences with Freddy. Thanks again John for putting this together. Job well done! Loved it!

[@scottkfish4292]

Superb. Thank you everyone.

[@edsoph7006]

Terrific show, Thanks, John.

[@livefrommydrumroom]

Thank you very much, Ed. I'll reach out to you soon my friend. 🙏❤

[@toothnail605]

THANK YOU for this! This was awesome watched em both, really enjoyed this; you documented some extremely important history for the drum community, God bless ya all

[@donjarvie5075]

John, Neil Peart was a very good friend of Freddie’s. Neil had put together the “Burning for Buddy” tribute and in my opinion was very “stiff” compared to the other drummers. After that Neil took lessons from Freddie which are online.
After Neils daughter and wife died around 1997 he travelled the country and stayed with Freddie in LA for a month or so. The story is in Neils book Ghost Rider. He always spoke fondly of Freddie in his other books he wrote.

[@livefrommydrumroom]

Yes, Neil was MC at Freddie’s Memorial in LA in 2011. They were very close. I attended some of the recording sessions for “Burning For Buddy” and no doubt Neil was the driving force behind it.

[@santedelic]

😂😂😂 huckster

[@anthonymark1635]

I am still trying to figure out what he was about. I hear about all this shit he knew . My question is , what is the shit?

[@santedelic]

I bet there all woke too 😂

[@livefrommydrumroom]

What are you talking about? And it's spelled "they're" not "there."

[@santedelic]

I bet they all fell for the covid bull too 😂😂😂😂