Maurice “Mo” Bourque

1.  STARTED PLAYING SNARE DRUM WITH THE WHALERS D&B CORPS FROM NEW BEDFORD,MA 2. AT AGE 15 I WANTED TO PLAY DRUMSET—I STUDIED LOCALLY FOR MANY YEARS AND THEN I ATTENDED BERKLEE COLLEGE OF MUSIC ON A PART-TIME BASIS TO STUDY WITH ALAN DAWSON. 3. I AM A...

John Lester

John Lester 360 W Ewing Street Seattle WA, 98119 206-399-4180   Education: Private Lessons. 1950 J.Burns Moore(Snare Drum) 1953 Sam Ulano, New York, NY, (Drum Set) 1954 Cozy Cole, New York, NY, (Drum Set) 1960 Al Gardella, Ansonia, CT, (Drum Set) 1969 Ed Soph,...

Art Cappio – Biography

  Arthur Cappio Art Cappio, originally from Paterson, NJ (home of Lou Costello, he enjoys pointing out) is a superior composer of rudimental drumming solos & ensembles as well as teacher and author of a rudimental drumming method book. He started his studies...

Fred Johnson

Biography courtesy of The World Drum Corps Hall of Fame: Fred Johnson’s drumming career started with military bands. In 1946, he began drumming with the 180th Air Cadets. In the early 1950s, he drummed with the 8th Signals Regiment of Toronto, then joined the...