Latest Famousdrummersdrumset Podcast Episodes
S2 E95 - Billy’s Bubble - Raven Drum Foundation
Drum Channel Podcast - May 22, 2024 22:11 - 54 minutes ★★★★★ - 18 ratingsHello everyone, welcome to Billy’s Bubble! This episode features a behind-the-scenes look into Def Leppard’s Rick Allen and singer/songwriter Lauren Monroe’s organization Raven Drum Foundation. The organization was started twenty years ago by Rick & Lauren to raise awareness of healing through ...
S2 E94 - Fred Coury
Drum Channel Podcast - January 26, 2024 14:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 18 ratingsHello everyone, Billy Amendola here. My guest today Fred Coury is mostly known as the drummer from the eighties MTV-multi-platinum-band Cinderella. Coury and Cinderella parted ways in 1991 and Fred joined Stephen Pearcy of Ratt to form the band Arcade and record two albums. F...
S2 E93 - Cole Marcus
Drum Channel Podcast - January 19, 2024 14:07 - 50 minutes ★★★★★ - 18 ratingsHello everyone! Billy A. here with my guest Cole Marcus, who is no stranger to our Drum Channel audience. I remember meeting and seeing Cole mesmerize a crowd at a NAMM SHOW when he was four years old, which doesn’t sound odd these days, but over two decades ago, it wasn’t as common as now. ...
S2 E92 - Earl Young R&B Legend
Drum Channel Podcast - January 12, 2024 14:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 18 ratingsHello everyone, Billy Amendola here on Drum Channel with my long-time friend and R&B/Soul legend Earl Young. Earl, known as the founder and singer of the group The Trammps, (and recording drummer) took the disco world to the mainstream pop charts with their smash hit “Disco Inferno” among...
S2 E91 - Vicki & Debbi Peterson with John Cowsill
Drum Channel Podcast - January 05, 2024 14:00 - 59 minutes ★★★★★ - 18 ratingsHello everyone! John Cowsill is back, and this time he brought his beautiful wife Vicki. Most of you on Drum Channel should be familiar with John’s career, he’s been drumming almost as long as he’s been walking. We’re going to talk about his appearance on The Ed Sullivan Show at ag...
S2 E90 - Rick Astley
Drum Channel Podcast - December 29, 2023 14:00 - 49 minutes ★★★★★ - 18 ratingsHello, my Drum Channel family! Billy Amendola here in my “Bubble” with, our special guest, superstar Rick Astley. Before exploding on the pop charts in the 1980s, Astley was playing drums in bands and singing from behind the kit. Once he stepped out front, a new calling began. He was labe...
S2 E89 - Narada Michael Walden
Drum Channel Podcast - December 22, 2023 13:09 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 18 ratingsHello Hello! Billy Amendola in my “Bubble” with today’s guest, who is not only one of the most respected musicians/producers on the planet, but he’s also been a mentor, an inspiration, and a dear friend to me for decades. He appeared on the scene in NYC from Michigan as a drummer and teacher....
S2 E88 - Liberty DeVitto
Drum Channel Podcast - December 15, 2023 14:00 - 46 minutes ★★★★★ - 18 ratingsHello Everyone, welcome to “Billy’s Bubble” on Drum Channel. Today’s show features my co-host, longtime friend, and the beat on every Billy Joel hit, Liberty DeVitto. Lib & I got together to honor and pay tribute to the late great Hall of Fame drummer Dino Danelli. The legendary drummer...
S2 E87 - Gethin Davies
Drum Channel Podcast - December 08, 2023 14:00 - 55 minutes ★★★★★ - 18 ratingsHello everyone! This is a “Billy's Bubble” segment here on Drum Channel, and my guest today is a friend and drummer/bandmate for one of the most popular pop/rock bands on the planet, The Struts. The new album “Pretty Vicious” is the band's fourth album, and each gets better and better. The ba...
S2 E86 - Jorge Palacios
Drum Channel Podcast - December 01, 2023 12:24 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 18 ratingsHello everyone, Billy A. and my guest today on Drum Channel is Rick Springfield’s Jorge Palacios. Jorge has been touring and recording with Springfield since 2010. The gig was originally scheduled for three days as a fill-in for drummer Roger Carter, who was going through health is...
S2 E85 - Marshall Chess & Keith Leblanc
Drum Channel Podcast - November 24, 2023 14:05 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 18 ratingsHello everyone! Billy Amendola here, and my show today is one of my “Billy’s Bubble” segments, featuring Marshall Chess, the son of Chess Records founder Leonard Chess. Chess, a Polish/Jewish immigrant, and his brother Phil created what many describe as “America’s Greatest Blues label.” ...
S2 E84 - T.J. Steinwart
Drum Channel Podcast - November 17, 2023 14:00 - 40 minutes ★★★★★ - 18 ratingsHello everyone, Billy Amendola here with my guest today, drummer T.J. Steinwart from the upcoming independent rock band Feel. If you’re a fan of late 60s British rock drumming and California 70s blues/rock, you will dig T.J. and the band Feel. The vibe of the young band from St. Louis, Mis...
S2 E83 - Donald Barrett
Drum Channel Podcast - November 10, 2023 14:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 18 ratingsHello everyone, Billy Amendola here on Drum Channel with my guest, Donald Barrett. Donald recently wrapped up a Las Vegas residency with superstar artist Lady GaGa on her “Piano & Jazz” show. Over the years, Donald has toured and or performed with Toni Braxton, Seal, Tony Bennett, ...
S2 E82 - Garrett Whitlock & Wolfgang Van Halen
Drum Channel Podcast - November 03, 2023 13:06 - 37 minutes ★★★★★ - 18 ratingsHello everyone, Billy Amendola and I’m in Brooklyn, New York in my bubble for this special episode. My guests today are two members of the band Mammoth WVH Garrett Whitlock and Wolfgang Van Halen. As on the previous Mammoth debut, which started as a solo project, Van Halen writes and plays all...
S2 E81 - Jessica Lynn
Drum Channel Podcast - October 27, 2023 11:25 - 45 minutes ★★★★★ - 18 ratingsHello everyone, welcome to “Billy’s Bubble” on Drum Channel. In this segment, we talk to independent country/pop artist Jessica Lynn. Jess recently returned from a long-awaited two-month European tour that was planned to take place just as the pandemic began. We talk to Jess about ...
S2 E80 - David Uosikkinen
Drum Channel Podcast - October 20, 2023 13:00 - 58 minutes ★★★★★ - 18 ratingsHello everyone! My guest today is Hooters drummer and long-time band member David Uosikkinen. David and the band recently recorded and released a new album, “Rocking & Swing,” that took the band back to their original ska/reggae sound from the early eighties. The band of forty-plus...
S2 E79 - Ray Chew
Drum Channel Podcast - October 13, 2023 13:00 - 49 minutes ★★★★★ - 18 ratingsHello, it’s me, Billy Amendola, on “Billy’s Bubble here on Drum Channel. My guest today is music director Ray Chew. Ray was a child prodigy since the age of six, he was a first-call studio and touring musician since the mid-seventies, and he’s been on TV producing and leading house bands for ...
S2 E78 - Daxx Nielsen
Drum Channel Podcast - October 06, 2023 13:00 - 40 minutes ★★★★★ - 18 ratingsHello everyone, Billy Amendola here in NYC on the Drum Channel Podcast. Today, my guest, Daxx Nielsen, who joined the superstar band Cheap Trick over a decade ago, talks with us about his experience with the legendary band, sharing a tour opening with Rod Stewart, his early years with his or...
S2 E77 - Tony Cintron
Drum Channel Podcast - September 29, 2023 13:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 18 ratingsHello, everyone, and welcome to Drum Channel East. The Bronx is in the house today! My guest Tony Cintron, is best known as both a percussionist and drum set player. A native New Yorker Tony has recorded and toured with many of the best in the industry playing R&B, smooth-jazz, Latin-jazz, salsa...
S2 E76 - Erik Eldenius
Drum Channel Podcast - September 22, 2023 13:00 - 54 minutes ★★★★★ - 18 ratingsHello everyone, welcome! I’m Billy Amendola and my guest today live in the studio at Drum Channel East is Billy Idol’s Erik Eldenius. Erik stopped by on his day off of touring with Idol to chat about his career, working with Billy for the past twelve years, (on a recommendation from producer...
S2 E75 - Pete Nappi
Drum Channel Podcast - September 15, 2023 13:01 - 53 minutes ★★★★★ - 18 ratingsHello everyone, welcome to “Billy’s Bubble” here on Drum Channel. Joining Amendola for this week's cover story features one of the most popular hit-making young producers, musicians, and songwriters Pete Nappi. Billy first met Pete in 2016 at an off-tour show in Brooklyn, New York for iHeart...
S2 E74 - Tal Bergman
Drum Channel Podcast - September 08, 2023 13:00 - 59 minutes ★★★★★ - 18 ratingsHello everyone, Billy A. here, and my guest is drummer/producer/composer Tal Bergman. Tal has worked with Billy Idol, Chaka Khan, B.B. King, Dave Mason, Roger Daltrey, Sammy Hagar, Simple Minds, Joe Bonamassa, Billy Gibbons, Herb Alpert, Chris Botti, Terence Trent D’Arby, Peter Cetera, Heart...
S2 E73 - Steve Rucker
Drum Channel Podcast - September 01, 2023 13:00 - 52 minutes ★★★★★ - 18 ratingsHello Drum Channel family! Billy A here and my guest today is Steve Rucker. Steve is known these days as one of the most respected educators on the planet. Since 1979, Rucker has been the Director of Drum-set Studies at the University of Miami, Florida. Steve’s also a well-known touring and...
S2 E72 - Joey Cassata
Drum Channel Podcast - August 25, 2023 13:00 - 39 minutes ★★★★★ - 18 ratingsHello, it’s me, Billy Amendola, here at Drum Channel East with my guest Joey Cassata. I I first became aware of Joey and his band ZO2 with the Z brothers Paulie and the late David Z., from their IFC comedy TV series Z Rock. The trio recorded a few albums, and went on tour opening for...
S2 E71 - Brian Dunne
Drum Channel Podcast - August 18, 2023 13:00 - 54 minutes ★★★★★ - 18 ratingsHello everyone, welcome to Drum Channel. I’m Billy Amendola, and my guest for this segment is Brian Dunne. Brian is currently on tour backing both Daryl Hall and Todd Rundgren. Dunne is also the house drummer for the TV show “Live from Daryl’s House.” Let’s welcome Brian to Drum Channel.
S2 E70 - Rocky Bryant
Drum Channel Podcast - August 11, 2023 13:00 - 46 minutes ★★★★★ - 18 ratingsHello everyone and welcome to Drum Channel. Billy Amendola here at DC East studios with my guest Rocky Bryant. Rocky is one of those players who has performed and or recorded with numerous amount of superstars but remains in the background, not one to rest on his laurels, his goal is to do ...
S2 E69 - Joe Franco & Jules Radino
Drum Channel Podcast - August 04, 2023 13:00 - 49 minutes ★★★★★ - 18 ratingsHi, Billy Amendola here. Welcome to Drum Channel! East Long Island is in the house today! My buddies Joe Franco (The Good Rats, Twisted Sister, Widowmaker with Dee Snider, & Beatstreet Studio owner) and Blue Oyster Cults Jules Radino, who’s been playing with the legendary band for twenty-years...
S2 E68 - Yoni Madar
Drum Channel Podcast - July 28, 2023 16:08 - 38 minutes ★★★★★ - 18 ratingsHello everyone, Billy Amendola here on Drum Channel and I’m excited to introduce you to a drummer/multi-instrument from Israel, Yoni Madar. (whose handle on Instagram is Johnny Mathar) I’ve been watching his videos on social media for almost close to a year before I reached out to s...
E2 E67 - Molly Rose
Drum Channel Podcast - July 21, 2023 13:00 - 36 minutes ★★★★★ - 18 ratingsHello everyone Billy Amendola here; Welcome to Drum Channel. Today my guest is a young up-and-coming drummer Molly Rose. Molly, born and raised in Northern California, took an interest in drums at four years old and at eight years old got her first drum set. At sixteen, she placed 2nd in t...
S2 E66 - Debbie Gibson
Drum Channel Podcast - July 14, 2023 18:42 - 28 minutes ★★★★★ - 18 ratingsHello everyone and welcome to “Billy’s Bubble” here on Drum Channel. Today’s guest is singer-songwriter, actress, TV personality, and Broadway star Debbie Gibson. Debbie has released eleven studio albums, six compilation albums, one box set, and forty-six singles. Gibson’s career goes ba...
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