Hey Drum Family! Please join me in remembering the incredible Ricky Lawson, born November 8th 1954. Ricky was an established session musician working with musical heavyweights like Stevie Wonder, Michael Jackson, Eric Clapton, Phil Collins, Whitney Houston, Steely Dan, Kenneth "Babyface" Edmonds, Quincy Jones, Bette Midler, Russell Ferrante, Toto, Al Jarreau, George Benson, Lionel Richie, and George Duke. He also co-founded the jazz-fusion band Yellowjackets. He was the drummer for Michael Jacks

Hello Drum Family! Are you a Steely Dan fan? Steely who? I know that some younger drummers out there may not be familiar with this band... yet. Steely Dan was a band that got much more interesting to me as I matured as a person and a drummer. Funny how that happens... Do you have a favourite Steely Dan drum groove, song, or drummer? Drummers Jim Hodder, Jeff Porcaro, Jim Gordon, Hal Blaine, Bernard “Pretty” Purdie, Steve Gadd, Paul Humphrey, Rick Marotta, Peter Erskine, Jim Keltner, Ed Greene, K