Just got a tweet from a film company producing a documentary on Bernard Purdie. They are really close to fully funding and only have a few days.
I met Bernard in a hallway at NAMM 2014 and got to shake his hand. We talked briefly about his hometown, Elkton, Maryland, where I grew up near and lived in for a bit in the late 70’s. His face lit up when we exchanged a few tales.
Bernard is of course the shuffle MAN, inventor of the eternally copied Purdie shuffle that Jeff Pocaro evolved with in “Rosanna.”
Bernard’s YouTube videos are a blast, filled with humble truth and sharing of treasured knowledge. I’m keeping this little blurb short and sweet will just say that if ANY drummer out there is deserving of a documentary, Mr. Purdie’s name shoots to the top of the list!
Here’s the funding link:
https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/a-purdie-good-life-the-documentary–2
Seriously, this man has given you great shoulders to stand on and leap from. It’s time to give the drummer some… literally!
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