Gene Krupa Will Teach You Drums for $1.50! 1938 NYC News Article - Percussion in the News
Channel: Drum History Podcast
Date: 2022-06-09

1938 Drum Newspaper Ad for Gene Krupas "Drum Method" book from the Daily News in New York City. Gene Krupa is one of the god fathers of modern drumming and is responsible for many drummers picking up the sticks in the mid 20th Century. 

His drum book came out in the same year and can still be purchased today, here is a link to it on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Gene-Krupa-Drum-Method/dp/0760400857

Here are some podcast episodes that I have done about Gene with Krupa expert, Brooks Tegler:

-A Biography of Gene Krupa: https://youtu.be/mO98TNoNyEw

-The Utimate Gene Krupa Gear Guide: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wvZ58uqa4Zs

-Discovering Gene Krupas Lost Drum Collection: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ga7f0sEk1YI

Thanks for watching and thanks to my friend Jerry Reiman for compiling these articles. 


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