BILLY COBHAM FIBES DRUMS PROFESSIONAL

Dawson served in the Army during the Korean War, playing with the Army Dance Band at Fort Dix, New Jersey, from 1951 to 1952, and when he was discharged joined vibist Lionel HamptonвЂ™s band, with whom he toured Europe.Дawson would re-join Sabby Lewis in the mid-1950s, then later play with such Boston regulars as trumpeter Frankie Newton, baritone sax Serge Chaloff, and pianist Jaki Byard. He freelanced around town before catching on with Sebastian вЂњSabbyвЂќ Lewis, a pianist who led the best-known and longest-lived Black band in town.

He began to study drums (and vibes) at the Charles Alden Drum Studio in Boston in 1947.

BILLY COBHAM FIBES DRUMS PROFESSIONAL

Alan Dawson was both a member of the Berklee faculty, and a professional drummer who played with nearly everyone who was anyone passing through Boston during his active years as a professional musician.Дawson was born in Marietta, Pennsylvania in 1929 but grew up in Roxbury.

The recurring man of mystery wasnвЂ™t part of the fixtures, except in an academic sense. A visitor to the Berklee Performance Center in the 60s and 70s may have been forgiven for a gnawing sense of dГ©jГ vu: The headliners changed on a regular basis, but the drummer often stayed the same.

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