Billy Cobham live in 1974 holding what is in essence a drum clinic on using double kick bass drums during his solo in a performance in Kongsberg. This was the band he wanted Tommy Bolin to be in, but Tommy had bigger fish to fry as his father had hammered into him “You’re going to be a star like Elvis” so being in Billy’s band wasn’t that. This was recommended by my good friend Sandy, who I met a number of years back at a weekend workshop where I had on my Billy Cobham sweatshirt, and he came up

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If you could record a song to honor a musical influence of yours, who would it be and what song? Here's Billy Cobham with the Buddy Rich Big Band recording "Milestones" for the "Burning for Buddy" CD! You can see more videos spanning Billy's career and of his influences at www.facebook.com/officialbillycobham/videos | Billy Cobham

[NEW TO CATALOG] Billy Cobham, known for his album Spectrum and his unique blend of jazz, progressive rock and funk, takes the stage of the 2023 Monte Carlo Jazz Festival, accompanied by Gary Husband, Rocco Zifarelli, and Christian Gálvez. Don't miss the performance of one of the greatest drummers on the planet! https://bit.ly/49gUdgA | medici.tv