Percussion Reference Books

Falzerano-Spinnin' the Webb: The Little Giant

Chick Webb's short professional career (he died at age 30) served as an inspiration to young drummers at the dawn of America's big band/swing era. Simply stated, Webb is the g... 

DeVitto-Liberty: Life, Billy and the Pursuit of Happiness

For thirty years, Liberty DeVitto was the driving force behind one of the biggest pop artists of all time. With his intense drive, endless creativity, and New York swagger,... 

Flans-It's About Time: Jeff Porcaro, The Man and His Music

Jeff Porcaro was a founding member of the Grammy Award-winning band Toto, and he also recorded and toured with a list of artists that reads like a who's who of popular music i... 

Modern Drummer Legends: Rush's Neil Peart

Neil Peart's ten appearances on the cover of Modern Drummer magazine span the years 1980, when he was five albums and several tours into his historic run with the Canadian pro... 

Dupin-Les Baguettes de Timbales (French Text)

Instruction manual for the assembly of timpani mallets. (French text) 

Falzerano-Charlie Watts' Favorite Drummers

In various interviews over the past 35 years Charlie Watts has expressed admiration for the talents of many drummers. But the fundamental connections of those he has noted as ... 

Budofsky-The Drummer: 100 Years of Rhythmic Power and Invention (Paperback)

Adam Budofsky set out to mark the 30th-anniversary of the world's best-loved drum magazine, Modern Drummer, here is the first book to tell the complete tale of the modern drum... 

Modern Drummer Legends-Chad Smith

Chad Smith's career has been well documented, and his five Modern Drummer cover features have provided a detailed commentary and an array of unique photos. All of this is coll... 

Modern Drummer Legends: Peter Erskine (Online Downloadable Content Included)

The sixth installment in the Modern Drummer Legends series contains 80 pages of extensive and in-depth interviews, exclusive Erskine recordings, pictorials of Weather Report, ... 

Cangany-Mr. Leedy and the House of Wonder

Harry Cangany's Mr. Leedy and the House of Wonder tells a true American success story. A traveling drummer from 19th-century Ohio, Ulysses Grant Leedy settled in Ind...