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Let There Be Drums!

Richard is the architectof rock and roll, and I say I was the bricklayer as faras the...

Richard is the architect
of rock and roll, and I say I was the bricklayer as far
as the rhythm's concerned

Full Transcript

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Richard is the architect of rock and roll,
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and I say I was the bricklayer
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as far as the rhythm's concerned.
Duration
7 seconds
Views
27
Timestamp in Movie
00:20:53
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.
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
But there's this instrument, this music, - Let There Be Drums! 00:06
But there's this instrument, this music,
The feeling of connection, of making people move, - Let There Be Drums! 00:13
The feeling of connection, of making people move,
We always have to remember, tempos are emotion. - Let There Be Drums! 00:05
We always have to remember, tempos are emotion.
You know, when you say BPM, 60 BPM, - Let There Be Drums! 00:08
You know, when you say BPM, 60 BPM,
And then, when you bring that tempo up, - Let There Be Drums! 00:11
And then, when you bring that tempo up,
Right, and then bump it up a little bit more, - Let There Be Drums! 00:05
Right, and then bump it up a little bit more,
You know, you get into, like, "I want to break stuff." - Let There Be Drums! 00:08
You know, you get into, like, "I want to break stuff.&q...