Gene Krupa and Papa Joe Jones part of 1/3

Gene Krupa and Papa Joe Jones talk about mentors, drums and each other. Gene at home in his Yonkers drum room. Papa Joe at Frank Ippolitoes Professional Percussion Center, NYC.

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[MrDrumsPhilAmbros]

i was a dear friend of gene and was at his house also jim chapin and louie belson gene was the best buddy you could have and a good man who evers has that house now i would love to see it all over let me know worldclassdrummerphilambros@gm­ail.com ...see phil ambros on youtube sinatra and phil ambros, the best time of my life was in that house with gene and me playing drums i hope you contack me thank you mr drums phil ambros

[2LOUD2LOUD]

@MrDrumsPhilAmbros Hello Phil Thanks for the comments Id love to telephone you and talk about Gene and the Ol' days. He was a mento/ teacher for me also. I'd come up with Jim Chapin who was my 2nd teacher and soak up every moment... A Life lesson. ARTHOR (914) 282 8497 Hope to hear from you......

[Scrayfish0]

Peter,

I knew Gene quite well also. He was a very generous man and had a terrific sense of humor. I wrote an article about him in Percussive Arts Society journal years ago. Let me know if I can help.

[pjbdrummer]

Hi Phil I am very interested that you new Gene well and spent time with him in his Yonkers home. I am collecting material - photos, recordings, stories etc to write a definitive book on the life of Gene. I was a professional drummer and Gene was a massive influence in my life. My email is entcorp@aol.com - would love to hear from you Kindest regards Peter (Brightman)

[morderic]

That's JO (short for Jonathan) Jones.

[1951drdave]

Hey man! I knew Gene too! Wasn't just the grandest fellow in the world?!

[rainbowsalads]

oh man : P