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Gretsch Greatest Hits…and Hitters

by | Dec 14, 2016 | News

Alvino Bennett: The Road Warrior by Fred W. Gretsch If you’re looking for a drummer who can do it all—and, in fact, who has quite literally done it all—you need look no further than Alvino Bennett. A veteran of stage and studio, Alvino has made a career out of...
The Gretsch Drumkit That Made Olympic History

The Gretsch Drumkit That Made Olympic History

by | Aug 8, 2016 | News

By Fred Gretsch As the world focuses on the 2016 Summer Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, I’d like to share a story that took place the last time that the Summer Olympics were located in the Americas. North America, in fact, exactly twenty years ago. It was 1996, and...

Gretsch Greatest Hits . . . and Hitters

by | Feb 11, 2016 | News

Mark Guiliana: A Jazzer For Today By Fred Gretsch I want to start this article about Gretsch drum artist Mark Guiliana with a quote from a review of his 2013 recording, A Form of Truth, taken from Relix magazine: “There are musicians that the general public recognizes...
Gretsch Greatest Hits . . . and Hitters

Gretsch Greatest Hits . . . and Hitters

by | Jan 11, 2016 | News

Cindy Blackman-Santana: A Woman For All Seasons by Fred Gretsch A gifted writer named Nicole Williams Sitaraman said of Cindy Blackman-Santana: “Hearing Cindy play the drums is like a rapturous percussive tornado of sound. You just get swept away.” That’s about the...