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Let There Be Drums!

And he always had to come downhard on the one so the dancerscould stay in time, and that's...

And he always had to come down
hard on the one so the dancers
could stay in time, and that's why he has
such a powerful bass drum

Full Transcript

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And he always had to come down hard on the one
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so the dancers could stay in time,
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and that's why he has such a powerful bass drum.
Duration
11 seconds
Views
31
Timestamp in Movie
00:08:58
Uploaded
Mar 16, 2025
Genres
documentary, music
Production
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Movie Summary

"Let There Be Drums!" examines the personal struggles that so many musicians and their families have faced, the nature of how music passes from generation to generation, and the essential role that drumming plays in human life.
I don't-- it's not all jazz music - Let There Be Drums! 00:07
I don't-- it's not all jazz music
[Bill] They always seemed to. I mean, I've seen pictures - Let There Be Drums! 00:08
[Bill] They always seemed to. I mean, I've seen picture...
Ahh! I love it. - Let There Be Drums! 00:05
Ahh! I love it.
My father was a drummer, and so was my mother, - Let There Be Drums! 00:06
My father was a drummer, and so was my mother,
My father had won the world championship in 1939 - Let There Be Drums! 00:08
My father had won the world championship in 1939
And my mother, in the courting process, - Let There Be Drums! 00:07
And my mother, in the courting process,
And she got really good at it, - Let There Be Drums! 00:07
And she got really good at it,
So, I started as a rudimental drummer - Let There Be Drums! 00:06
So, I started as a rudimental drummer
[Kofi Baker] My dad was totally wild, - Let There Be Drums! 00:05
[Kofi Baker] My dad was totally wild,
I mean, my dad used to say they used to take LSD - Let There Be Drums! 00:11
I mean, my dad used to say they used to take LSD
I do remember him going out the room - Let There Be Drums! 00:10
I do remember him going out the room
[Justin] My dad's approach wasn't nearly as aggressive - Let There Be Drums! 00:06
[Justin] My dad's approach wasn't nearly as aggres...
One day, I came home from school - Let There Be Drums! 00:07
One day, I came home from school
I finally had to break it to him, - Let There Be Drums! 00:06
I finally had to break it to him,
[Jim] Well, no. Which, you know, - Let There Be Drums! 00:08
[Jim] Well, no. Which, you know,
I went, "Where'd you learn that?" - Let There Be Drums! 00:09
I went, "Where'd you learn that?"
You didn't wanna be a drummer. I tried to get you - Let There Be Drums! 00:05
You didn't wanna be a drummer. I tried to get you
My dad never gave me lessons, - Let There Be Drums! 00:08
My dad never gave me lessons,
It was always something that was there, - Let There Be Drums! 00:06
It was always something that was there,
And it wasn't forced upon me, - Let There Be Drums! 00:06
And it wasn't forced upon me,