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9. Real musicians can play multiple instruments

Reply to JohnnyRingo (Original post)

Fri Mar 1, 2013, 06:56 PM

Mar 2013

I have a friend who was on Springsteen's last album. He stared on the clarinet in 7th grade and became a really good sax player and a great keyboard player. He is on about 200 albums and I think he is the sax in the Pina Colada song. He used to play with Rupert Holmes. He now writes movie scores. My own son taught himself drums on guitar hero and can play about 5 instruments and picks up instruments with ease. That is what musicians do.

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Sammy Davis Jr on the drums... I had no idea [View all] JohnnyRingo Mar 2013 OP

Sammy Davis Jr could do anything Auggie Mar 2013 #1

Read his autobiography riqster Mar 2013 #2

I read it 3 times riverwalker Mar 2014 #29

I remember seeing him play some fast riffs on the electric guitar aint_no_life_nowhere Mar 2013 #3

Underrated performer in his day? Leslie Valley Mar 2013 #4

He was wildly popular. Underrated? Don't think so... Buzz Clik Mar 2013 #19

No, he wasn't underated, BUT, his multiple talents put Sinatra, Martin, maddiemom Mar 2014 #27

He played trumpet, too frazzled Mar 2013 #5

I had to blow it up to full screen- What boundless talent! NBachers Mar 2013 #6

Wow ,thanks for posting Tanelorn Mar 2013 #7

Kick and Rec for Sammy! I'm not old enough to remember him in his prime... Cooley Hurd Mar 2013 #8

Real musicians can play multiple instruments wilt the stilt Mar 2013 #9

Very popular, with a TV show and now somewhere gone: Barbara Mandrell: I saw her perform playing maddiemom Mar 2014 #31

Amazing, amazing performer. SwissTony Mar 2013 #10

Didn't you know all them Jews got rhythm? marybourg Mar 2013 #11

Awesome! What is the name of the song Sammy dances to after he's done singing Choreography? mac56 Mar 2013 #12

I think you mean "Cute." It's by Neal Hefti. immoderate Mar 2014 #28

I think Sammy was quite appreciated in his day. He was big in Vegas. nm rhett o rick Mar 2013 #13

Childhood prodigy LeftInTX Mar 2013 #14

Oh ya, that little dude had HUGE talent. Always loved him. Sing, dance, act, percussion, all of it. RBInMaine Mar 2013 #15

Let us not forget his impersonations... amazing! stlsaxman Mar 2013 #16

Many years ago during some really bad winter weather in Pittsburgh, my then maddiemom Mar 2013 #17

Now that says a lot. JohnnyRingo Mar 2013 #18

Forgot to add yesterday: at the end of his performance, he took his bows to our maddiemom Mar 2013 #21

K&R DeSwiss Mar 2013 #20

When did he lose the cigarette? Too bad he made smoking look so cool. joanbarnes Mar 2013 #22

Smoking only stopped looking cool to the younger Baby Boomers sometime around the latter Seventies maddiemom Mar 2013 #23

A year later than your post, trying to pinpoint exactly when I saw Sammy Davis Jr. on a miserable maddiemom Mar 2014 #24

Woops! Sorry for the repeat post. Confused myself on another site maddiemom Mar 2014 #25

Coolest concert story ever. JohnnyRingo Mar 2014 #32

No, we didn't actually hang out with Sammy, but his "invitation" drew wild maddiemom Mar 2014 #33

Yes, the original QS&L is in Sharon. JohnnyRingo Mar 2014 #34

Johnny Carson was a pretty good drummer, as well. Hoyt Mar 2014 #26

was great in Porgy and Bess riverwalker Mar 2014 #30