stingbeelee
01-11-2013, 08:26 PM
This article is regarding our very own Drew Schultz in the Detroit News by Susan Whitall and Chuck Bennett :
Kudos to Four Tops drummer Drew Schultz , just 24, who donated $1,000 to the Detroit Public Schools Foundation out of proceeds from the sale of his new album, "Back to Class." Schultz says the 16-song album is a "love letter to Detroit," and the young musician tapped a slew of Motor City icons to help him out on the disc, including his bosses the Four Tops , Spyder Turner , Melvin Davis , James Jamerson Jr ., Pat Lewis and Dennis Coffey . Schultz got his gig with the Tops after he studied music at New York University and then interned with Motown archivist Harry Weinger in New York. How did a 24-year-old become such a Motown geek? He first heard Motown on cassettes owned by his mother, who played in bands. "I guess when I started chasing girls, the music actually started meaning something," he said. "And I've been a soul music nut ever since. Somehow I got hit harder by the Detroit records: Motown, Groovesville, etc." For information on Drew's "Back to Class" album, go to www.dsdrums.com.
I wish I knew how to download the picture, it is a nice one of Drew, 4 Tops, Spyder Turner, Pat Lewis, Dennis Coffey. The link is below:
From The Detroit News: http://www.detroitnews.com/article/20130111/ENT09/301110346#ixzz2HiTGdLR4
Kudos to Four Tops drummer Drew Schultz , just 24, who donated $1,000 to the Detroit Public Schools Foundation out of proceeds from the sale of his new album, "Back to Class." Schultz says the 16-song album is a "love letter to Detroit," and the young musician tapped a slew of Motor City icons to help him out on the disc, including his bosses the Four Tops , Spyder Turner , Melvin Davis , James Jamerson Jr ., Pat Lewis and Dennis Coffey . Schultz got his gig with the Tops after he studied music at New York University and then interned with Motown archivist Harry Weinger in New York. How did a 24-year-old become such a Motown geek? He first heard Motown on cassettes owned by his mother, who played in bands. "I guess when I started chasing girls, the music actually started meaning something," he said. "And I've been a soul music nut ever since. Somehow I got hit harder by the Detroit records: Motown, Groovesville, etc." For information on Drew's "Back to Class" album, go to www.dsdrums.com.
I wish I knew how to download the picture, it is a nice one of Drew, 4 Tops, Spyder Turner, Pat Lewis, Dennis Coffey. The link is below:
From The Detroit News: http://www.detroitnews.com/article/20130111/ENT09/301110346#ixzz2HiTGdLR4