EPISODE · Jun 17, 2026 · 1H 7M
Chicago Drummer Scott Muzzey Severed His Wrist & Came Back | Hogpod Chicagoland Music Scene Podcast
from H.O.G. POD: Chicagoland Hyper Local Music Scene · host HogPod Chicagoland's Hyper Local Music Chat
Scott Muzzey is a Chicago drummer-for-hire who plays the washboard, can trace his family in America back to 1633, and at seventeen sliced through five tendons, an artery and the carpal nerve in his wrist after falling onto a drinking glass mid-practice. The therapy that brought the hand back? More drumming. He joins Pete and co-host Bongo Mike (26 years in The Mosquitoes) plus fellow drummer-for-hire Chris "Rosie" Rhodes for a Chicagoland drummers' roundtable: early vs. 80s REO Speedwagon, the rub-board vs. washboard fight, the trick of gluing thimbles to work gloves, Gene Krupa and Buddy Rich, a 1978 Foghat first concert, and why he still won't trust AI — on the show that turns every conversation into an AI album. 🎶 NEW HOGPOD AI ALBUM — "The Hand Remembers" (8 tracks) is out now on Spotify, built from this conversation:https://open.spotify.com/album/0vydx1... 🎯 KEY MOMENTS00:00 Intro23:27 REO Speedwagon — the stalled tribute, early vs. 80s, "157 Riverside Avenue"32:45 The washboard — antique-store find, thimbles vs. gloves34:34 The glued-glove thimble trick37:02 The wrist — five tendons, one drinking glass, drumming as therapy38:21 Washboard vs. rub board (frottoir) — zydeco, Black Oak Arkansas, New Orleans44:02 What got him going — Buddy Rich, Gene Krupa (all-time hero), Keith Moon, Carl Palmer50:00 Bongo Mike's origin — Santana at Poplar Creek, Take Two, 26 years in The Mosquitoes54:55 Two drummers for hire — scottmuzzy.com, 90-band site, why he won't trust AI56:00 The Muzzy family since 1633 / Battle of Lexington57:05 Rosie's update — Tesla, July show, Dirty Nelly's cancer benefit58:00 Octobans & roto-toms from Allen1:00:42 First concert — Foghat + Pat Travers, International Amphitheater, 19781:03:25 Worst concert — Supertramp, fourth row, Alpine Valley1:05:50 Rapid fire — Pop-Tarts (hard no), greasy lunchroom pizza1:07:09 Sign-off 📍 Chicago drummers — washboard — REO Speedwagon — zydeco rub board — Gene Krupa — Buddy Rich — Foghat — Rush — drummer for hire — tribute bands — drum gear 🎤 Scott Muzzey — scottmuzzy.com ❤️ Support Hogpod on Patreon 🎙️ Hosted by Pete Jansons & Bongo Mike 📞 Booking — [email protected] #ChicagoPodcast #MusicPodcast #Hogpod #ChicagoMusic #Drummers #Washboard #REOSpeedwagon #TributeBands #LocalMusic #Chicagoland
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Scott Muzzey is a Chicago drummer-for-hire who plays the washboard, can trace his family in America back to 1633, and at seventeen sliced through five tendons, an artery and the carpal nerve in his wrist after falling onto a drinking glass mid-practice. The therapy that brought the hand back? More drumming. He joins Pete and co-host Bongo Mike (26 years in The Mosquitoes) plus fellow drummer-for-hire Chris "Rosie" Rhodes for a Chicagoland drummers' roundtable: early vs. 80s REO Speedwagon, the rub-board vs. washboard fight, the trick of gluing thimbles to work gloves, Gene Krupa and Buddy Rich, a 1978 Foghat first concert, and why he still won't trust AI — on the show that turns every conversation into an AI album. 🎶 NEW HOGPOD AI ALBUM — "The Hand Remembers" (8 tracks) is out now on Spotify, built from this conversation:https://open.spotify.com/album/0vydx1... 🎯 KEY MOMENTS00:00 Intro23:27 REO Speedwagon — the stalled tribute, early vs. 80s, "157 Riverside Avenue"32:45 The washboard — antique-store find, thimbles vs. gloves34:34 The glued-glove thimble trick37:02 The wrist — five tendons, one drinking glass, drumming as therapy38:21 Washboard vs. rub board (frottoir) — zydeco, Black Oak Arkansas, New Orleans44:02 What got him going — Buddy Rich, Gene Krupa (all-time hero), Keith Moon, Carl Palmer50:00 Bongo Mike's origin — Santana at Poplar Creek, Take Two, 26 years in The Mosquitoes54:55 Two drummers for hire — scottmuzzy.com, 90-band site, why he won't trust AI56:00 The Muzzy family since 1633 / Battle of Lexington57:05 Rosie's update — Tesla, July show, Dirty Nelly's cancer benefit58:00 Octobans & roto-toms from Allen1:00:42 First concert — Foghat + Pat Travers, International Amphitheater, 19781:03:25 Worst concert — Supertramp, fourth row, Alpine Valley1:05:50 Rapid fire — Pop-Tarts (hard no), greasy lunchroom pizza1:07:09 Sign-off 📍 Chicago drummers — washboard — REO Speedwagon — zydeco rub board — Gene Krupa — Buddy Rich — Foghat — Rush — drummer for hire — tribute bands — drum gear 🎤 Scott Muzzey — scottmuzzy.com ❤️ Support Hogpod on Patreon 🎙️ Hosted by Pete Jansons & Bongo Mike 📞 Booking — [email protected] #ChicagoPodcast #MusicPodcast #Hogpod #ChicagoMusic #Drummers #Washboard #REOSpeedwagon #TributeBands #LocalMusic #Chicagoland
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