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[Jerry Allison] I think we were like some
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Let There Be Drums!

I think we were like some of the first white men to really be heavyinto rhythm and blues...

[Jerry Allison]
I think we were like some of the first white men to really be heavy
into rhythm and blues and liking it

Full Transcript

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[Jerry Allison] I think we were like some
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of the first white men
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to really be heavy into rhythm and blues
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and liking it.
Duration
10 seconds
Views
27
Timestamp in Movie
00:19:37
Uploaded
Mar 16, 2025
Genres
documentary, music
Production
N/A

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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.
And I think Buddy Holly, - Let There Be Drums! 00:10
And I think Buddy Holly,
[Tre Cool] All the old drummers - Let There Be Drums! 00:09
[Tre Cool] All the old drummers
You could hear-- anyway, they're turned down a bit, - Let There Be Drums! 00:13
You could hear-- anyway, they're turned down a bit,
[tapping beat] - Let There Be Drums! 00:11
[tapping beat]
Contagious like a drug, like coke, - Let There Be Drums! 00:05
Contagious like a drug, like coke,
You know, if it wasn't for Little Richard, - Let There Be Drums! 00:07
You know, if it wasn't for Little Richard,
Richard is the architect of rock and roll, - Let There Be Drums! 00:07
Richard is the architect of rock and roll,
Most drummers I know are like jazz drummers, - Let There Be Drums! 00:08
Most drummers I know are like jazz drummers,
But I was mostly, you know, just hillbilly music, - Let There Be Drums! 00:07
But I was mostly, you know, just hillbilly music,
And when I was about four or five years old, - Let There Be Drums! 00:07
And when I was about four or five years old,
Like big gumbo pots sound like a conga - Let There Be Drums! 00:06
Like big gumbo pots sound like a conga
When I was playing in my bedroom, - Let There Be Drums! 00:21
When I was playing in my bedroom,
[Charles] I used to make a lot of noise, - Let There Be Drums! 00:09
[Charles] I used to make a lot of noise,
Just have patience, he got to learn some kind of way." - Let There Be Drums! 00:07
Just have patience, he got to learn some kind of way."
[pot banging] - Let There Be Drums! 00:05
[pot banging]
- [cheers and applause] - Ralph, please! - Let There Be Drums! 00:05
- [cheers and applause] - Ralph, please!
[Stewart] And we're playing at the Embassy Beach Club, - Let There Be Drums! 00:06
[Stewart] And we're playing at the Embassy Beach Club,
♪ We gotta get out of this place ♪ - Let There Be Drums! 00:06
♪ We gotta get out of this place ♪
I'm 12, she's 15, and she's dancing to my beat. - Let There Be Drums! 00:06
I'm 12, she's 15, and she's dancing to my bea...
I could never get Janet McRoberts' attention - Let There Be Drums! 00:05
I could never get Janet McRoberts' attention