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Chuck Berry on Don Kirshner’s Rock Concert

Chuck Berry on Don Kirshner’s Rock Concert excerpt “Drummer’s History” Russell Buddy Helm copyright 2013 all rights reserved www.buddyhelm.com 1977. I had finally managed to break free of the music business by getting a job through Wolfman Jack’s art director … Continue reading

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Why sacred drumming and dancing in our culture

I was playing with a Rhythm and Blues rock band in Venice, California at a bar called Brennan’s. Its still there. This was a long time ago. It was a normal night in a bar. We were playing some Allman … Continue reading

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About the Blues

Once you’ve played the blues – once you have learned what the blues is and learned to play the blues then you can never leave it. It is a fundamental language of the human spirit and must be heard. It … Continue reading

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The Great Secret

1986. Sitting in my office at Lorimar Telepictures. Culver City, L.A. Post Production supervisor; Dallas, Knotts Landing, Falconcrest, Hunter, etc. A good looking woman walks into my office and smiles: “You don’t know who I am.” She says. “I do … Continue reading

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Trance comment on Youtube “OM Brzee Nama Ha Buddy Helm.mov “

This is a Hindu mantra to create wealth. With a six beat pattern on djembes. 1 day ago “My God! its like voodoo. I went into trance. Your way of chanting is going deep into my mind. Thank you.” I … Continue reading

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Dedication to Sandy West- Drummer for the Runaways

In the mid to late Seventies there was a lot of great underground music in LA. The Runaways was a girl band that really worked. Joan Jett went on to become famous, But the Drummer Sandy West started the band with … Continue reading

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