Mary McClanahan: Gretsch’s Female Pioneer by Fred Gretsch The November 1939 edition of Metronome magazine—which, at the time, was the bible of the music business—included seven percussion-related advertisements. Each ad featured a well-known performer promoting a...
Chick Webb: The Little Giant by Fred W. Gretsch The inaugural article in this new series featured Tony Williams, who was indisputably one of the most innovative and influential drummers in jazz. This time, we’ll take a step further back and examine the career of Chick...