on DRUMS, with John Simeone
This is a local Long Island Podcast given by a veteran drummer on the Long Island music scene. We have a variety of local professional musicians as participants. We joke, give insights and share stories about our over 4 decades of experience in the music profession.
Podcasting since 2023 • 31 episodes
on DRUMS, with John Simeone
Latest Episodes
Willie Pollock On Blues Roots, Berklee Lessons and The Long Island Scene
Music careers rarely move in a straight line, and Willie Pollock is proof. We talk about how a junior high knee injury took him out of sports and pushed him into a music store, where a rented guitar and Mel Bay books started a chain reaction th...
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Season 4
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Episode 31
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49:58
From Jazz Basements To Stand-Up Stages: A Drummer’s Journey Into Comedy And Craft with Eric Haft
A packed ballroom. A tired drummer. A stranger rolls down his window and asks if he’s leaving. That quick parking-lot chat sends Eric Haft—lifelong musician, jazz obsessive, student of Al Miller, Jim Chapin, and Keith Copeland—onto a stage with...
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Season 4
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Episode 30
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44:43
Pamela Lewis On Craft, Grit, And Gig Life
A guest mic at her brother’s wedding turned into a career. That’s the spark Pamela Lewis chases across this fast, funny, and deeply honest conversation about craft, persistence, and finding meaning on and off the bandstand. We go from the Flora...
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Season 4
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Episode 29
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1:00:20
A Singer, A Stockbroker, And The Price Of Live Music with Shell Lynch
A name with three versions, a yellow Corolla packed with dreams, and a pocket full of maps: that’s how Shell left Miami for Queens and built a life equal parts hustle and heart. We go deep into his winding path from singing with his brothers to...
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Season 4
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Episode 28
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51:24
From Bar Bands To Arenas with George Cintron
A twenty-year reunion turns into a masterclass on survival, adaptation, and the art of playing for keeps. We sit down with guitarist, writer, and singer George Cintron to trace a line from a Puerto Rican household in Bayshore—where top 40 radio...
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Season 4
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Episode 27
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59:48
Fan Mail
Hey John - love the podcast! It seems like the end of Ron Fox’s episode is missing. It cuts off at 42 minutes mid-conversation.
Riverhead, New York
