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Taylor Hawkins Drumming Masterclass

Following the death of Foo Fighters drummer Taylor Hawkins, Steve repeats his 2019 Drumming Masterclass special with the legendary sticksman.

Following the death of Foo Fighters drummer Taylor Hawkins, Steve repeats his 2019 Drumming Masterclass special. First broadcast in November 2019, Taylor takes Steve through a tour of his drum kit, talking us through his childhood, his influences, the sounds of his drum kit, & what it鈥檚 like drumming with both Alanis Morrissette & Dave Grohl. Also, Taylor & Steve discuss what it takes to become a drummer. What inspires someone to pick up a pair of drumsticks in the first place? And just how important is the drummer to a band?

Taylor joined Foo Fighters in 1997. Prior to that he was the touring drummer for Alanis Morissette as well as the drummer in progressive experimental band Sylvia.

Taylor Hawkins died aged 50 on Friday. The band said they were "devastated by the tragic and untimely loss" in a statement on social media. No cause of death has been given. Hawkins played with Foo Fighters for more than two decades, joining shortly after they finished making their 1997 album The Colour and the Shape.

"His musical spirit and infectious laughter will live with us forever," Foo Fighters wrote. "Our hearts go out to his wife, children, and family, and we ask that their privacy be treated with the utmost respect in this unimaginably difficult time."

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1 hour

Music Played

  • Foo Fighters

    Learn To Fly

    • RCA.
  • John Williams & London Symphony Orchestra

    Star Wars (Main Title)

    • Greatest Hits 1969-1999.
    • Sony Classical.
  • John Williams

    Star Wars

    Performer: Erich Kunzel.
  • Queen

    I'm In Love With My Car

    • A Night At The Opera.
    • Island.
    • 3.
  • Haircut One Hundred

    Favourite Shirts (Boy Meets Girl)

    • Pelican West - Deluxe Edition.
    • Cherry Pop.
    • 001.
  • Tears for Fears

    Shout

    • Songs From The Big Chair: Deluxe Edition.
    • Mercury.
  • Queen

    Keep Yourself Alive

    • A Night At The Opera.
    • Universal.
    • 1.
  • Queen

    Keep Yourself Alive

    • Forever Changing: The Golden Age Of Elektra Records 1963 - 1973 CD4.
    • 18.
  • Count Basie

    Cute

    • Big Bands In Hi-Fi Volume 1 CD1.
    • 19.
  • Alanis Morissette

    You Oughta Know

    • MAVERICK.
  • Alanis Morissette

    You Oughta Know

  • Killing Joke

    Requiem

    • Killing Joke.
    • EG.
  • Foo Fighters

    Requiem

  • Taylor Hawkins & The Coattail Riders

    Louise

    • thrive records.
  • Rainbow

    Stargazer

    • Purple Rainbows CD2.
    • Polydor Limited.
    • 13.
  • Frida

    I Know There's Something Going On

    • (Single).
    • Epic.
    • 3.
  • Van Halen

    Jamie's Cryin'

    • Original Motion Picture Soundtrack: Private Parts.
    • 24.
  • U2

    Sunday Bloody Sunday

    • The Best Of 1980-1990.
    • Universal-Island Records Limited.
    • 5.
  • Led Zeppelin

    Fool In The Rain

    • In Through The Out Door.
    • Warner Music UK Limited.
    • 3.
  • Foo Fighters

    All My Life

    • BMG.
  • Jane鈥檚 Addiction

    Mountain Song

    • Nothing's Shocking.
    • Warner Music UK Limited.
    • 7.
  • Taylor Hawkins & The Coattail Riders

    Get the Money

    • Shanabelle/RCA Records.

Broadcasts

  • Wed 6 Nov 2019 18:00
  • Mon 28 Mar 2022 18:00