Traditional splash cymbals, as first popularized by Gene Krupa, are 8 "- 12 " in size and medium in weight with little or no taper and therefore a thick rim for their size.

He was a member of Red Nichols's orchestra in 1930, and because of Nichols, Miller played in the pit bands of two Broadway shows, Strike Up the Band and Girl Crazy ( where his bandmates included big band leaders Benny Goodman and Gene Krupa ).

His first major song with his own lyrics was " Rockin ' Chair ", recorded by Armstrong and Mildred Bailey, and eventually with his own hand-picked studio band ( featuring Bix, Bubber Miley, Benny Goodman, Tommy Dorsey, Bud Freeman, Eddie Lang, Joe Venuti, and Gene Krupa ) on May 15, 1930.

Drummer and bandleader Gene Krupa performed the song with his band.

Krupa band member and historically significant trumpeter Roy Eldridge received a brief on-camera spot during " Drum Boogie ".

Eugene Bertram " Gene " Krupa ( January 15, 1909 – October 16, 1973 ) was an American jazz and big band drummer and composer, known for his highly energetic and flamboyant style.

Krupa also appeared on six recordings made by the Thelma Terry band in 1928 In 1934 he joined Benny Goodman's band, where his featured drum work made him a national celebrity.

Getz married Beverly Byrne, a vocalist with the Gene Krupa band, on November 7, 1946 ; they had three children together.

Thornhill's arranging staff included Gil Evans, whom Mulligan had met while working with the Krupa band.

Kahn hired famous jazz musicians of the day to play in his band, especially during recording sessions, for example Joe Venuti, Eddie Lang, Artie Shaw, Jack Teagarden, Red Nichols, and Gene Krupa.

* The second single: Felix joined to play bass ; Kid Krupa ( born Jon McLoughlin ) joined band on guitar.

Teachout contributed notes on recordings by Louis Armstrong, Gene Krupa and Oscar Peterson to Jazz: The Smithsonian Anthology ( 2011 ) and has written liner notes for CDs by jazz musicians Karrin Allyson, Gene Bertoncini, Ruby Braff and Ellis Larkins, Julia Dollison, Jim Ferguson, Roger Kellaway, Diana Krall, Joe Mooney, Marian McPartland, Mike Metheny, Maria Schneider, Kendra Shank and Luciana Souza, the pop-jazz Lascivious Biddies, the bluegrass band Nickel Creek, and the classical ensembles Chanticleer and the Trio Solisti.

The band claimed their musical influences were Gene Krupa, Charlie Mingus, Jimi Hendrix, Glenn Branca and Mountain.

Former members of the band are: Tomasz Kłaptocz, Krzysztof Krupa, " Yoyo ", Marcin Stroński, Dariusz Wilk, " Mróva ", Jarosław Bandzul, Piotr Fuchs.

* Krupa ( song ), a song by the band Apollo 440, named after Gene Krupa

Beneke said: " It seems that Gene Krupa had left the Goodman band and was forming his own first band.

" Krupa knew that Glenn Miller was forming a band and recommended Beneke to Miller.

When the Krupa band broke up in 1949, George played freelance in Reno for a year before being hired into the Stan Kenton Orchestra from 1950 until 1953, to replace Bart Varsalona, who had left the band during its 1949-50 hiatus.

Most of Kohner's film roles came during the late 1950s and early 1960s, including co-starring with Sal Mineo in both Dino ( 1957 ) and The Gene Krupa Story ( 1959 ).

De Franco was already the veteran of bands like Gene Krupa and Tommy Dorsey in the 1940s.

Chamberlin comes from a jazz background, and he notes jazz musicians Benny Goodman, Duke Ellington, Gene Krupa, and Buddy Rich as influences.

Aside from the obvious — Keith Moon, John Bonham, Ian Paice — I would have to say Tony Williams, Elvin Jones, any of the jazz greats — Gene Krupa, those people.

Krupa married Ethel Maguire twice: the first marriage lasted from 1934 – 1942 ; the second one dates from 1946 to her death in 1955.

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For many years, Slingerland drums were associated with such jazz drumming greats as Gene Krupa and Buddy Rich, who both had Slingerland drums named after them ; another notable Jazz drummer from the newer generation was Weather Report's Peter Erskine.

Jumping from the city bridges in Bihać and Bosanska Krupa is also popular.

Krupa is also known to be the first to record a drum solo on a commercial record.

Beside Glenn were clarinetist Pee Wee Russell, guitarist Eddie Condon, drummer Gene Krupa and Coleman Hawkins on tenor saxophone.

After having had an earlier argument about Virginia's sexual trysts with drummer Gene Krupa, and a variety of bull fighters, Virginia makes a romantic move on Ben, in the dining room.

Chamberlin, who originally trained as a jazz drummer, cites jazz musicians Benny Goodman, Duke Ellington, Gene Krupa, and Buddy Rich, as well as rock drummers Keith Moon, Ian Paice, and John Bonham as major influences on his technique.

Nevertheless, they found instant appeal with teenagers and young adults who were engrossed in the swing and jazz idioms, especially when they performed with nearly all of the major big bands, including those led by Glenn Miller, Benny Goodman, Buddy Rich, Tommy Dorsey, Jimmy Dorsey, Gene Krupa, Joe Venuti, Freddie Slack, Eddie Heywood, Bob Crosby ( Bing's brother ), Desi Arnaz, Guy Lombardo, Les Brown, Bunny Berigan, Xavier Cugat, Paul Whiteman, Ted Lewis, Nelson Riddle and mood-master Gordon Jenkins, whose orchestra and chorus accompanied them on such successful soft and melancholy renditions as " I Can Dream, Can't I?

" The scene where the Krupa character drops his sticks during the big solo, and the audience realizes that he's " back on the stuff.

The 1937 recording of Louis Prima's " Sing, Sing, Sing ( With a Swing )" by Benny Goodman and His Orchestra featuring Gene Krupa on drums was inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame in 1982.

Gene Krupa is tributed during a drum solo by Neil Peart on Rush's " Snakes and Arrows " live DVD.

His arrangements were much in demand and were featured on recordings by Benny Goodman, Count Basie, Duke Ellington, Lena Horne, Glenn Miller, Gene Krupa, and Tommy Dorsey.

He was inspired by hearing Dizzy Gillespie and Charlie Parker to change his style to bebop, moving on to play with Claude Thornhill, Gene Krupa, and Woody Herman.

He also released a cover version of the Gene Krupa instrumental " Drumming Man " as a single, which featured Headon's " DuKane Road " on the B-side.

While he relied on songwriting royalties, Troup also worked as an actor, playing musician Tommy Dorsey in the film The Gene Krupa Story ( 1959 ).

He received a classical music training and was influenced by the jazz drumming of Buddy Rich and Gene Krupa early on.

Bosanska Krupa ( Serbian Cyrillic: Босанска Крупа, ) is a town and municipality in northwestern Bosnia and Herzegovina, on the Una river.

Bosanska Krupa is located on the border within the Federation of Bosnia-Herzegovina adjacent to the municipalities of Bužim, Cazin, Bihać, Bosanski Petrovac, Sanski Most, and Krupa na Uni.

* Seventh single: Max Atom replaced Krupa on guitar ; Terri Revette replaced Drax.

Urszula Krupa ( born on 20 October 1949 in Łódź ) is a Polish politician and Member of the European Parliament for the Łódź Voivodeship with the League of Polish Families, part of the Independence and Democracy and sits on the European Parliament's Committee on Women's Rights and Gender Equality