Gene Krupa

Born
January 15, 1909
in Chicago, IL 
Active Decades
19001020304050607080902000 
 
by Scott Yanow
The first drummer to be a superstar, Gene Krupa may not have been the most advanced drummer of the 1930s but he was in some ways the most significant. Prior to Krupa, drum solos were a real rarity and the drums were thought of as a merely supportive instrument. Krupa, who with his good lucks and colorful playing became a matinee idol, changed the image of drummers forever.



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