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.
on DRUMS, with John Simeone
Latest Episodes
Willie Steele, a Late Start Becomes A Lifelong Music Career
He didn’t grow up with a band room, a stack of records, or a family cheering him on. Willie Steele grew up hearing “get a job,” drove lumber trucks, and only started taking guitar lessons at 30. Somehow, that late start turns into a lifelong wo...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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
