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Video at pearldrum.com CONTENTS Volume 41 • Number 6 CONTENTS Cover and Contents photos by Alex Solca FEATURES 24 GRAND FUNK RAILROAD’S DON BREWER Back in the ’70s he was known as one of the hardest-hitting players in rock. And you know what? He still is. by Bob Girouard 26 POISON’S RIKKI ROCKETT The notorious glam-rock drummer tackles ad- versity and storms back in front of the masses. by Patrick Berkery 40 RIVAL SONS’ MICHAEL MILEY After logging thousands of miles opening for legends like Deep Purple and Black Sabbath, the drummer and his bandmates are poised for massive success. by Ken Micallef 46 REASONS TO LOVE: ROGER HAWKINS As a member of the famed Muscle Shoals Rhythm Section, he laid down tracks with a spontaneity and exhilarating groove that 28 Anika Nilles repeatedly made music history. by Jeff Potter “I got all this attention on YouTube, but it took me two years to understand what was happening. I was look- 48 A DIFFERENT VIEW: RUSS TITELMAN ing for a title that described that experience.” The man at the helm of classic recordings by Steve Winwood, Eric Clapton, and many others A German drummer unexpectedly fi nds her mojo online, becomes a star takes us inside the making of a hit. overnight, and uses her debut album to work out what it all means. by Billy Amendola by Michael Dawson LESSONS EQUIPMENT DEPARTMENTS 54 Basics 16 Product Close-Up 8 An Editor’s Overview Hi-Hat Splashes Zildjian K Custom Special Dry Series MD Archive Online Spicing Up Your Backbeats Vic Firth Modern Jazz Collection by Michael Dawson by Rich Redmond Brass Ball Drums Stave-Shell Snares Nord Drum 3P Multipad 10 Readers’ Platform 55 Rock ’n’ Jazz Clinic Bucks County Semi-Solid Mahogany/ Hybrid Setups: Pros? Cons? 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