424 - John "JR" Robinson: The Down Beat is WORD, SRT: Vanguards Of Groove, Recording #1 Hits

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World-renowned, Grammy-winning musician John "J.R." Robinson is widely considered the most recorded drummer in history, playing on albums that have sold well over 500 million copies. He is the drummer on 20 number-one pop songs by artists such as Michael Jackson, Whitney Houston, Lionel Richie and Steve Winwood, and has been the drummer on more than 100 Grammy-winning tracks. Rolling Stone Magazine featured J.R. in their list of The Top 100 Drummers of All Time. J.R. is the drummer on many other Top-40 hits with artists such as Madonna, Lady Gaga, Diana Ross, Daft Punk, David Lee Roth, Rufus & Chaka Khan, The Pointer Sisters, Wilson Philips, Peter Cetera, George Benson, and Quincy Jones. In this episode, John talks about: The down beat is WORD Being able to groove without a click His new trio SRT: Vanguards Of Groove Working on his book that is coming out in 2024 Hi-Hat technique Breaking down the session with Steve Winwood Recording with Daft Punk Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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