History of the Drumset - Part 6, 1919 - Chicago Style Drumming

Prohibition is enacted, leading to the decade known as the "Roaring Twenties." Chicago, with its culture of gangsters and illegal "speakeasies," offers a rich environment for the "underground" but highly danceable sound of jazz to thrive.

In this 15-part series, Vic Firth and Daniel Glass will be looking at 100 years of drumming evolution. Learn about the key events and advancements that shaped the drumset we know and love today!

Visit the Vic Firth website today for an interactive timeline and hundreds of great photos cataloging the history of our instrument the drumset!

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[CusterFlux]

Cool to hear what drums where like in the purely acoustic music, pre hi-hat era!

[jpb]

At about 4:30, I think he's talking about cadences (or fills) being on beat 4. Vinnie Colaiuta plays cadences in a lot of the fusion he plays....

[kingjohnswayne]

Thank you so much for educating all of us

[sweetflyrules]

Love your playing man . And I love the history you are so knowledgable about . A related matter ...the house i live in used to be a speakeasy . I am not supersticious but I am positive my house is haunted . Anytime i have friends over and we are drinking and hanging out you can feel that there is a " presence " . They come out for the party . 

[MrToorians]

Very very nice and informative, I must think of Ken Burns his documentary of Jazz

[DrummerJacob]

Wow, back in Chicago every music stand was a floor tom? LOL

That'd be a cool effect if every horn player had a drumstick on the music stand and quickly took it out and all played a floor tom unison part for a big drum extravaganza!

[dkarina]

My drum teacher sent me your Drumset History links and I enjoyed all your narratives....very comprehensive.  Thank you . Keep them coming !

[johnmitchell]

Yow Robbie awesome Red Carter drum man ..

[BCSchmerker]

Good point about the speakeasies -

*THE JOINT IS JUMPIN' / "FATS" WALLER AND HIS RHYTHM*
(J. C. Jones/Andy Razaf/Thomas Waller/Harry Brooks) Mills Music, ASCAP

is in fact a commentary in song about the Roaring '20's, set in an undisclosed location in the Harlem District of Manhattan, New York, NY, USA.

[TheNamesWolf]

Why do kick drums that period always have those mountain landscapes painted on them? I see a lot of those. 

[榞畯]

Disvovery might be make a program of history of the drumset

[IT-kone]

What is the song at 2:52? The same song is played in the big band-era video.

[mariotelaro]

Man the band sounds fantastic! As does Daniel Glass (nothing new there)

[jedidrummerjake]

It's okay to say WEED now.
I love This channel! Thank you.

[kevinlyons]

Interesting lars ulrich i think usually ends on beat 4.

[sirjcurry]

Great video. Can you please find a qualified black musician to add to your group so that there is equity?

[mortimersnerd]

Sorry to burst your bubble dude. Prohibition was not about drinking. The law forbid the manufacture and sale of alcohol--Not drinking. It was implemented to switch the country from alcohol to gasoline. Farmers and anyone that needed to fuel an engine made their own alcohol. Rockefeller had an excess of gasoline, a byproduct of refining, and had to sell it. Prohibition forced everyone to switch over to Rockefeller gas from self made alcohol.

[Merkaba]

Love the low key reminder of how useless prohibitive measures are. These videos are educational from many different perspectives haha