The earth tended to shake when Gene Krupa mounted a drum set. But that was only part of his legend. Krupa is the rare musician who possessed more charisma than the tinsel star, Sal Mineo, who ...

Without Gene Krupa, our musical world might look and sound very different today. Just ask Arthor Von Blomberg, who is bringing "The Gene Krupa Story" to the Dutch Apple Dinner Theatre for two shows on ...

Many musicians in the big-band era are referred to as icons today when their musical exploits are discussed. Such a musical giant is drummer Gene Krupa. While most swing and jazz music fans are aware ...

I just watched a video of a drum battle between the two great drummers, Buddy Rich and Gene Krupa. The pair was featured on "The Sammy Davis, Jr. Show" in 1966. It was great. I loved the way they ...

Carnegie Hall, New York City, 16 January 1938. An eager audience is keyed up with excitement, awaiting the first jazz concert at this prestigious classical music venue. At one time every drummer in ...

The Police's Stewart Copeland profiles the American drummer Gene Krupa. Right from the very beginning, Gene was a trailblazer and his early recordings were the first to feature a full drum kit of tom ...

When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. Carnegie Hall, New York City, 16 January 1938. An eager audience is keyed up with excitement, ...

It was a few months back when I took note of a black and white movie airing on the Turner Classic Movie channel that my parents were watching after supper. The title of the 1941 flick from RKO ...

The Saginaw Bay Symphony Orchestra will present the world premiere of “KRUPA” by its musical director, Fouad Fakhouri, at 8 p.m. Saturday Jan. 29 at the Temple Theatre, 201 N. Washington, Saginaw.

In the summer of 1922 a dark, brush-headed trap drummer named Gene Bertram Krupa, not long out of a Catholic college, heard Drummer Ben Pollack’s band play in a Chicago hotspot. What struck him most ...