Nicholas Ball

Percussionist Nicholas D. Ball is a young expert on ragtime and early jazz drum styles and a collector of rare vintage equipment. He runs the informative website drumsinthetwenties.com

“Bob Matthews: Drum Solos”, recorded by Bill Russell in 1955, finally released.

Nicholas Ball April 29, 2021

Just over two years ago, I was contacted through my Drums In The Twenties website by a man called Bob Matthews. He was at that

Nicholas Ball

“Bob Matthews: Drum Solos”, recorded by Bill Russell in 1955, finally released.

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