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	Gene Krupa's Biography
		Gene has often been considered to be the first drum "soloist." Drummers usually had been strictly time-keepers or noisemakers, but Krupa interacted with the other musicians and introduced the extended drum solo into jazz.
		Krupa's groups of the early 1940's were often criticized as being too commercial but Gene's big band was one of the first in the mid-forties to introduce Bop arrangements with the help of Gerry Mulligan and the playing of trumpeter Red Rodney.
		The Gene Krupa Trio was one of the first acts recruited by Norman Granz for his "Jazz At The Philharmonic" concerts(due to contractual reasons, Gene was first billed as "The Chicago Flash.").
	www.drummerman.net /biography.html (1845 words)

	Gene Krupa - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Gene Krupa (January 15, 1909 – October 16, 1973) was a famous and influential American jazz and big band drummer, known for his highly energetic and flamboyant style.
		Krupa's main influence began in the 1930s with his collaboration with the Slingerland drum company, but he had already made history in 1927 as the first kit drummer ever to record using a bass drum pedal.
		Krupa established the 8 x 12" and 9 x 13" hanging toms mounted on the bass drum, and he developed and popularised many of the cymbal techniques that became standards.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Gene_Krupa (889 words)

	Gene Krupa Biography (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		Although Krupa received first-rate instruction at St. Joseph's, he decided to leave the school in 1925 in order to pursue a career as a professional drummer, and after his mother failed to persuade him to become a priest.
		Krupa was so impressed by Baby Dodds that he began to immerse himself in the study of fl jazz.
		Stylistically, Krupa was usually a heavier-handed version of Chic Webb (the band leader and drummer of the Savoy Ballroom's house band, and the man he always acknowledged as his greatest influence and for whom he had genuine admiration and respect).
	just-the-swing.com /bio/gene-krupa (1018 words)

	Gene Krupa Summary
		Gene Krupa (January 15, 1909 – October 16, 1973) was a famous and influential American jazz and big band drummer, known for his highly energetic and flamboyant style.
		Krupa's main influence began in the 1930s with his collaboration with the Slingerland drum company, but he had already made history in 1927 as the first kit drummer ever to record using a bass drum pedal.
		Krupa established the 8 x 12" and 9 x 13" hanging toms mounted on the bass drum, and he developed and popularised many of the cymbal techniques that became standards.
	www.bookrags.com /Gene_Krupa (1024 words)

	Gene Krupa
		Krupa started to drum at jam sessions held at a speakeasy called the Three Deuces (across the street from the Chicago Theater), playing with musicians such as Teschemacher, Bix Beiderbecke and Benny Goodman.
		Krupa also appeared on the other Austin High recording sessions that were issued under the names of the Jungle Kings, Chicago Rhythm Kings and Frank Teschemacher's Chicagoans.
		Krupa got his big band back together in 1945 which enjoyed wide popularity until 1951 when he scaled the size of his bands to match the changing styles of Jazz which had shifted from the big bands to smaller Modern Jazz combos.
	www.redhotjazz.com /krupa.html (662 words)

	: : : Gene Krupa : : :
		Krupa's drumming on the Condon sides is obscured by an over recorded and enthusiastic double bass of Jim Lannigan, but he played press rolls in the manner but he played press rolls in the manner of Dodds and Singleton, using rim shot punctuations, plus cymbal accents.
		Gene was given a large amount of solo space on toms throughout the piece, which on the commercially released record, took up two sides of a 12inch 78rpm disc.
		Gene's bass drum, whilst still playing four beats, was broken by bombs which were usually preceded by a rim shot accent on the snare.
	www.traditional-jazz.com /mainpages/krupa.htm (2811 words)

	Michael Berkowitz: Drummer Conductor Extraordinaire (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		Gene Krupa had emerged as a national phenomenon and his appearances on stage and film catapulted him to superstar status, prompting him to step out from Goodman's shadow and set out on his own.
		After the show, Krupa was kind enough to e spend a few minutes with the aspiring young drummer, and it was at that moment that Michael Berkowitz knew he was going to be a professional drummer.
		With an infectious energy that draws both listeners and dancers alike, the Gene Krupa Orchestra is a winner with audiences of all ages.
	www.berkmusic.com /krupa_history.html (277 words)

	Gene Krupa - Music Downloads - Online
		Bio: The first drummer to be a superstar, Gene Krupa may not have been the most advanced drummer of the 1930s but he was in some ways the most significant.
		Unfortunately Krupa was arrested on a trumped-up drug charge in 1943, resulting in bad publicity, a short jail sentence and the breakup of his orchestra.
		Gene Krupa's pre-war big-band records are gradually being released by the Classics label.
	musicstore.connect.com /artist/203/Gene-Krupa/1015637.html (546 words)

	Gene Krupa at harlem.org: great day in harlem
		Gene Krupa helped popularize the role of the drummer in mainstream jazz music.
		He showed that the drummer wasn't just a guy who made noise, but one of the most important sources of energy in the band.
		Krupa started in the 20s in Chicago and met up with Benny Goodman.
	www.harlem.org /people/krupa.html (98 words)

	Gene Krupa biography (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		Gene Krupa was born in 1909 the youngest of nine children.
		After working some various gigs, Goodman urged Krupa to leave the pit bands and join his newly forming group, with the promise that they would be a legitimate jazz band.
		Krupa became known as the father of the jazz drum solo, and his popularity grew to the point where audiences wanted him to solo on every song.
	airjudden.tripod.com /jazz/genekrupa.html (537 words)

	Amazon.ca: Gene Krupa Story: DVD: Don Weis,Sal Mineo,Susan Kohner,James Darren,Susan Oliver,Yvonne Craig,Lawrence ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		The film details Krupa's troubled home life: (he wanted to be a musician; his father wanted him to become a priest), his rise to fame as drummer for the Benny Goodman orchestra, his years on top as a bandleader, and his ongoing problems with drug abuse.
		The conclusion sees Gene reunited with Eddie's band and setting out on a new life as the talented drummer that he is but this time with a more level view of what is important in life, which in his case is the devoted love of Ethel.
		The photography in "The Gene Krupa Story", is top flight with the often seedy fl and white photography highly effective in particular in both Gene's pre stardom scenes and those depicted in his fall from grace when much of the action takes place in seedy "greyish", surroundings.
	www.amazon.ca /Gene-Krupa-Story-Don-Weis/dp/B0001LJCOS (2034 words)

	Solid! -- Gene Krupa
		With his tousled hair, gum chewing, grimaced face and wild drumming style, Gene Krupa was easily one of the most colorful personalities of the big band era.
		Born in Chicago in 1909 Krupa began learning the saxophone at age six but switched to drums five years later because they were the cheapest item in the music store.
		Krupa opted to stay behind when the orchestra went on a national tour, fearing the public would react badly toward him.
	www.parabrisas.com /d_krupag.php (840 words)

	Gene Krupa
		Gene Krupa began pursuing the drums while he was in grammar school and remained active on the instrument for the rest of life.
		1959 saw the release of The Gene Krupa story, a film only broadly based on his life in which he was portrayed by Sal Mineo and for which he himself provided the soundtrack.
		Diminishing health and a heart-attack in 1960 led to greatly diminished activity for Krupa, and in 1967 he announced he was retiring.
	www.nndb.com /people/973/000042847 (300 words)

	Gene Krupa
		The essence of Gene Krupa is in his performances, and this program presents over a dozen complete performances of Gene in action, along with Benny Goodman, Lionel Hampton, Teddy Wilson, Charlie Ventura and many more.
		Gene Krupa made the drums a solo instrument, and he remains one of the most famous drummers in history.
		Gene Krupa is one of the most important drummers in the history of drumming and this dvd shows why.
	www.drummerworld.com /Videos/GeneKrupashowtime.html (480 words)

	Mainstage Management: The New Gene Krupa Band
		Gene Krupa had emerged as a national phenomenon and his appearances on stage and film catapulted him to superstar status, prompting him to step out from Goodman's shadow and set out on his own.
		After the show, Krupa was kind enough to spend a few minutes with the aspiring young drummer, and it was at that moment that Michael Berkowitz knew he was going to be a professional drummer.
		With an infectious energy that draws both listeners and dancers alike, the Gene Krupa Orchestra is a winner with audiences of all ages.
	www.mainstage-mgmt.com /shows/krupa/krupa.html (459 words)

	Gene Krupa The Drumming Legend pics & bio
		In December 1934 Krupa joined Benny Goodman's new orchestra and for the next three years he was an important part of Goodmans big band.
		Krupa, whose use of the bass drum was never too subtle, starred with Goodman's Trio and Quartet and his lengthy drum feature "Sing, Sing, Sing" in 1937 was historic.
		After he nearly stole the show at BG's 1938 Carnegie Hall Concert, Krupa and Goodman had a personality conflict and Gene soon departed to form his own orchestra.
	www.angelfire.com /mac/keepitlive/drummers/krupa.htm (186 words)

	Gerry Mulligan by Craig Hanley - Gene Krupa
		Gene Krupa, who began his recording career a few months after Gerry Mulligan was born, was one of the first drummers whose technique was up to the demands of the swing era.
		Eugene Bertram `Gene' Krupa was born on January 15th 1909 in Chicago, the youngest son of Polish American Catholic parents, who wanted him to become a priest, but young Krupa had other ideas and quit school to play drums in local bands.
		Gene's future seemed secure, he had joined Goodman, Shaw, the Dorseys, Basie, Ellington, Miller and Crosby in the top echelon of swing bands, but disaster struck in early 1943, when he was arrested on a drugs charge, found guilty and sentenced to a $500 tine and 90 days in jail.
	www.gerrymulligan.info /recordings/krupa_gene.html (3023 words)

	Buddy Rich and Gene Krupa interview (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		Gene, I suppose this was a tremendous occasion to look forward to when the Goodman band finally made the hallowed halls of Carnegie Hall.
		After hearing Gene with Benny for so many years and listening to the recordings and everything, uh, this is the guy the kids want to play like more than anybody else.
		Gene and Buddy, it's been a pleasure having you with us for the full hour today.
	keepitlive.tripod.com /buddyrich/krupa/interview.html (1988 words)

	Amazon.com: The Gene Krupa Story: Music: Gene Krupa (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		The fourth CD shows Krupa at his most energetic, providing further perspectives on both "the band that swings with strings" and a great bandleader in the transition from swing to bop.
		Disc One heralds the formation of Krupa's own band and the early numbers are hot and jazzy, up-tempo, pure instrumental, soloists strutting thier stuff and Krupa letting folks know this is not going to be a "one man band." Nothing revolutionary about the jazz but the tunes are great.
		Of course Gene Krupa went on to many other great recordings, past his Big Band Days, they were on different labels, and I would rather this FOUR CD set, just concentrating on his '39-'46 recordings.
	www.amazon.com /Gene-Krupa-Story/dp/B00000JP7P (1356 words)

	The Gene Krupa story review
		Ethel is spell-bound by Gene, and convinces Gene and his friend to move to New York, where Ethel also moves.
		Gene becomes over-impressed with his fame, ignoring poor Ethel, who is madly in love with him.
		On Ethel's birthday, Gene is seduced by a singer in the band, a blonde bombshell with the heart of the devil, who beds, Gene, as, Ethel sits at home preparing a dinner for her and Gene.
	www.salmineo.com /reviews/krupa.html (448 words)

	Gene Krupa : Live at the New School - Listen, Review and Buy at ARTISTdirect
		Gene Krupa : Live at the New School
		During the last years of his life, Gene Krupa suffered from more than his share of health problems, including leukemia, emphysema, heart disease, and severe back pain.
		That performance, recorded only six months before Krupa's death, went unreleased for 26 years but finally saw the light of day when Chiaroscuro put out Live at the New School in 1999.
	www.artistdirect.com /nad/store/artist/album/0,,919343,00.html (260 words)

	Tiger Bill Reviews Gene Krupa The Pictorial Life of a Jazz Legend Book and CD
		Gene Krupa, AKA Drummin' Man, was the most famous musician ever to sit behind a set of drums.
		Gene was a consummate showman who singlehandedly popularized the drumset as a solo instrument.
		Although I consider myself a Krupa fan, as Gene was the first and biggest influence on my own drumming career, I wasn't aware of the fact that Gene was responsible for a number of manufacturing innovations at the Slingerland Drum Company.
	www.tigerbill.com /drumreviews/genekrupabook.htm (604 words)

	Gene Krupa News & Info / What's New(s)
		The latest new and rare Krupa CD from Bruce Klauber is "Gene Krupa: In Transition, 1949-1952" presenting over an hour of rare Krupa music from one of the most crucial periods in his musical history.
		Carmen was a member of the Gene Krupa Quartet from 1957 to 1965 and he also played with Maynard Ferguson's band, Woody Herman, Thad Jones, Benny Goodman and in 1956 was a member of the Buddy Rich Quintet.
		There is no fee to join the Detroit/Chicago Chapter of the Gene Krupa Jazz Association which also includes a quarterly newsletter, titled "The Beat." For free membership and newsletter send a self-addressed, stamped envelope to Joe at 2414 Medford: Trenton, MI 48183 or visit his website for complete information.
	www.gkrp.net /whatsnews.html (3143 words)

	America's Ace Drummer Man Gene Krupa
		On this CD, we have what were among Gene's final big band sessions from 1949 and 1950, and the first session of the "reconstituted" Gene Krupa Jazz Trio with Charlie Ventura and Teddy Napoleon from 1952.
		CD: "Gene Krupa In Concert: 1971" Never listed in any Krupa discography, this is a live concert recorded at The Forman School in Litchfield, CT on May 29, 1971.
		Gene Krupa: Drummin' Man, a two-CD set - Columbia Records issued these two LPs in 1963--now long, long out-of-print--and they remain the finest overview of Gene's big band from 1938 to 1949.
	www.drummerman.net (833 words)

	Gene Krupa - Drummer Man - Verve Records
		Bubbling over with jams that are lively and swingin’ is Gene Krupa’s “Drummer Man”.
		For this happy-toned collection, Krupa unites with vocalist Anita O’Day who sings with heart-wrenching feeling and trumpeter Roy Eldridge whose horn delivers with intense clarity and piercing brilliance.
		Veteran drummer, Gene Krupa shines on this selection and quickly diminishes any doubt that he’s the nations’#1 perennial drummer man.
	www.vervemusicgroup.com /product.aspx?ob=e&src=vmg&pid=10565 (262 words)

	Hudson Music - Education PLUS Inspiration!
		While Gene explores the timbres of the various cymbals, this routine also served as an "audience tease" who were really wanted Gene to "take off," as well as something of an "energy saver" and a great chance to display his matinee idol showmanship.
		Here's a baby-faced Sal Mineo literally and figuratively beating the drum for the soon-to-be-released "Gene Krupa Story." Mineo, playing on a pristine set of White Marine Pearl Gretsch drums was a pretty decent drummer who had been a fan of Gene's for years.
		What makes this so rare is that Gene was actually retired during this period (having become dissatisfied with his own playing) and came out to do this only for Benny, plus the fact that "Original Goodman Quartet reunions" were quite infrequent but always special.
	www.hudsonmusic.com /products/krupa.html (345 words)

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