{"id":31813,"date":"2021-11-04T08:02:53","date_gmt":"2021-11-04T15:02:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.drumeo.com\/beat\/?p=31813"},"modified":"2022-08-22T09:14:37","modified_gmt":"2022-08-22T16:14:37","slug":"jim-keltner-drum-together-interview","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.drumeo.com\/beat\/jim-keltner-drum-together-interview\/","title":{"rendered":"Jim Keltner On How Drummers Can Make A Difference"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>What do Jim Keltner, Ringo Starr, Steve Gadd, Jonathan Moffett and Nandi Bushell have in common?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>They\u2019re five of over 100 notable drummers who recently participated in the most epic, varied, and engaging arrangement of The Beatles\u2019 \u201cCome Together\u201d you\u2019ve ever heard. Immortalized in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=4zio72R2Nmw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">a fundraiser video called <em>Drum Together<\/em><\/a> featuring dozens of familiar faces, drum solos, jazz sections and more, what better way to mobilize the community to take action than by inspiring music-lovers to come together?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"WhyHunger&#039;s Drum Together (Official Video)\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/4zio72R2Nmw?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Organized by none other than <a href=\"https:\/\/www.drumeo.com\/beat\/8-tips-become-better-drum-student\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Dom Famularo<\/a> and award-winning-musician-turned-lawyer Brian Resnick, the video now has over 135,000 views and the aim is to raise $100,000 for <a href=\"https:\/\/whyhunger.org\/drum\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">WhyHunger<\/a>. The nonprofit promises that 90% of donations go directly to program work like supporting community initiatives and grassroots movements that improve access to food.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Legendary session drummer Jim Keltner is one of the first faces you see in the video. He\u2019s appeared on hundreds of records, worked extensively with Ringo Starr, John Lennon and George Harrison, and has achieved a major legacy in the music industry.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>His connection to The Beatles makes him a frontrunner for a cover like this, and the fact that the three first drummers in the video are all linked to Ringo\u2019s career &#8211; Jim, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.drumeo.com\/beat\/what-makes-ringo-starr-so-great\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Gregg Bissonette<\/a>, and Ringo himself &#8211; is no coincidence.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;We all can agree that no kid should be hungry, and everyone should have access to nutritious food. This is a great cause that I&#8217;ve supported in the past and a great track &#8211; one of my favorite Beatles songs. So when Jim Keltner asked me to join all these other drummers I was happy to,\u201d said Ringo.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Harry Chapin, the late son of Jim Chapin, co-founded WhyHunger in 1975 and coincidentally Jim Keltner tracked drums for Harry Chapin back in the day.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We chatted about how Jim got involved with the <em>Drum Together<\/em> campaign and why the drumming community is so special.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>How did you get involved in the video?<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>I got a call from Dom. He has a real special talent for talking with people and building things like this. It was Ringo\u2019s idea to open up the video playing the bass drum part. He said \u201cyou can do the other bits\u201d and I said \u201cokay, I\u2019ll do the hi-hat and let Gregg [Bissonette] do the tom\u201d. Ringo had said he didn\u2019t want to do the toms &#8211; that would almost be sacrilege for him; he did it that one time on the actual record and that\u2019s it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Gregg told me that if I wanted to play more they\u2019d send me a chart. I got booked right around that time, which is crazy because I hadn\u2019t done anything for so long. Back in the day &#8211; pre-pandemic &#8211; a week would go by and then you\u2019d work again. Now it\u2019s months. But as it usually works in my life, I get busy doing something. The thought of sitting down in my room with a chart and putting my iPhone up there or having an engineer come over&#8230;I couldn\u2019t put that kind of time into it, which was unfortunate, really. If I had known it was going to be that cool, I would\u2019ve taken the time to do it. Ringo said he would\u2019ve liked to come back each time it came back to the head of the song with the bass drum.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He called after he saw the video and said \u201cman, I should\u2019ve played some more!\u201d Whoever put it together and edited it did a fantastic job. A couple of friends of mine who are real purists were upset that they did that to \u201cCome Together\u201d and they\u2019re missing the point. I thought it was really well done. I didn\u2019t recognize a lot of the drummers but they\u2019re just all so badass. You know, really, really great chops. It always thrills me as a drummer to see how advanced somebody can be and how advanced they can take the art of our drumming language.<\/p>\n\n\n<p><iframe class=\"email-form-include-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.drumeo.com\/weeklyemail\" frameborder=\"none\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Have you participated in similar initiatives in the past?&nbsp;<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Not really &#8211; not since <em>[The Concert For]<\/em> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=Tby39qh9Lts\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Bangladesh<\/a>. I\u2019m sure there have been a few little things here and there. This one was spectacular. I think it\u2019s a good thing for anybody in the music business or who\u2019s got a platform to do. I think it\u2019s important for us to jump on board for really great causes. There\u2019s so much that we need to do. You really need people that are passionate and resourceful to get that kind of thing going.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"text-center\">\n<div class=\"getty embed image\" style=\"background-color: #fff; display: inline-block; font-family: Roboto,sans-serif; color: #a7a7a7; font-size: 11px; width: 100%; max-width: 594px;\">\n<div style=\"padding: 0; margin: 0; text-align: left;\"><a style=\"color: #a7a7a7; text-decoration: none; font-weight: normal !important; border: none; display: inline-block;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.gettyimages.ca\/detail\/77212143\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Embed from Getty Images<\/a><\/div>\n<div style=\"overflow: hidden; position: relative; height: 0; padding: 65.65657% 0 0 0; width: 100%;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"display: inline-block; position: absolute; top: 0; left: 0; width: 100%; height: 100%; margin: 0;\" src=\"\/\/embed.gettyimages.com\/embed\/77212143?et=xplj-8UEQox5k44io9QHIA&amp;tld=ca&amp;sig=FEA7xJ8U05oWmFkf1x_iZS0xarRosngDTHBnRE-mVhs=&amp;caption=true&amp;ver=1\" width=\"594\" height=\"390\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Do you think drummers have a leg up when it comes to mobilizing the community for a cause? Is there something about our community or what we do that inspires people to take action?<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Every drummer I\u2019ve ever met seems to have a real sweetness to their demeanor. We\u2019re a gentle kind of people.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>What I\u2019ve always loved about our little community is something I used to say jokingly, but there may be something to it: My theory is because we beat the shit out of the drums, there\u2019s no need for us to be that way in life as people. All my drummer friends, we have that in common. I think we have a special community. Guitar guys are not like that.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I have always enjoyed meeting drummers, whether they\u2019re amateur guys doing it for the fun of it with drums in the basement, or all the top pros &#8211; amazing guys and my heroes and all that. But I especially love meeting the drummers that play for the fun of it. Because I remember what that was like. It\u2019s still fun for me, but when there are no high stakes involved, that\u2019s just a wonderful thing. I would love to have more time to myself with my drums.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>What have you been focusing on since 2020? How have you kept moving forward during these strange times?<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>When all of this started happening, I had the idea that this was the time for me to work on my music. \u201cThis is going to be great. I\u2019m going to be in my room, and make things work that I haven\u2019t done in a long time.\u201d That was my goal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Time went by and I realized that I hadn\u2019t done any of the things that I planned to do. What <em>had <\/em>I done? One thing that I don\u2019t regret &#8211; but it did take up all my time &#8211; was I got really healthy. My wife is a great cook and she started experimenting with stuff. We both lost a lot of weight and I was shocked. For me, the biggest sacrifice was giving up the sweet stuff that I love. After you\u2019ve eaten a nice healthy meal, who doesn\u2019t look forward to a wonderful piece of key lime pie? Instead, I\u2019ll have a fresh apricot &#8211; cut it in half and really savor it.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I was going to donate all these nice clothes I couldn\u2019t fit anymore &#8211; but now I can fit in them! I put on a pair of my 1971 jeans with all the patches and holes (that was embarrassing for my wife because nobody was doing that back then). I couldn\u2019t bear to throw them away. But I got right into them a few weeks ago!&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>There were positive things I did. Unfortunately, it wasn\u2019t the music. My beautiful music room is a mess; it became the place where I stashed everything. So now my next venture will be to clean out the music room and make my way to the computer, turn on all my microphones, and start recording myself which is one of my favorite things in the world.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As far as working, the workload is tremendously down, which hasn\u2019t been a bad thing for somebody like myself. It\u2019s all I\u2019ve done all my life, at least three or four times a week, so a nice break like this was okay. The few sessions that I have done have been really fun.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I just love playing with great musicians. All you drummers out there, try to play with the best guys you can because that will improve your playing. That\u2019s what happened to me. I got really fortunate early on and everybody that I played with was so much better than me. That helped me to get more musical and connect with the actual drums. It\u2019s one thing to learn the details and the rudiments and the technical things about the instrument, but the music inside you is the most important part. That is what\u2019s going to improve and really blossom the more you play with people who you consider better than you.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I love the idea of people starting a band because you never know what might happen. That\u2019s exactly what happened with The Beatles, The Rolling Stones. We\u2019re talking ancient times here now, but those two bands still are the template for everything that we hear today.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"text-center\">\n<div class=\"getty embed image\" style=\"background-color: #fff; display: inline-block; font-family: Roboto,sans-serif; color: #a7a7a7; font-size: 11px; width: 100%; max-width: 594px;\">\n<div style=\"padding: 0; margin: 0; text-align: left;\"><a style=\"color: #a7a7a7; text-decoration: none; font-weight: normal !important; border: none; display: inline-block;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.gettyimages.ca\/detail\/115333890\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Embed from Getty Images<\/a><\/div>\n<div style=\"overflow: hidden; position: relative; height: 0; padding: 66.66667% 0 0 0; width: 100%;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"display: inline-block; position: absolute; top: 0; left: 0; width: 100%; height: 100%; margin: 0;\" src=\"\/\/embed.gettyimages.com\/embed\/115333890?et=kvAglPshR0ROJpox6j91PA&amp;tld=ca&amp;sig=lyf8DXxpR3kQn6rJAjRFudvObpCvCLeYKfOMOy_8FwI=&amp;caption=true&amp;ver=1\" width=\"594\" height=\"396\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>It\u2019s great that we can still make music in times like these. Even so, the pandemic has made things even more challenging for people who were already struggling to put food on the table.<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>It\u2019s tough out there right now. I have such a love for my country. I love Los Angeles, New York, Texas, Louisiana, Oklahoma where I was born&#8230;and who doesn\u2019t love New Orleans? I spent a lot of time in the swamps in Louisiana living with my aunt and uncle when I was just a little kid and there\u2019s just magic in all the places that I\u2019ve been around this country. It breaks my heart to see the division amongst all of us now. Everybody has an opinion but nobody really has the answer. I wish there was something we could do to bring us all together and realize that we are one.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You read about things going on around the rest of the world and you can\u2019t help but feel fortunate to be here. We could\u2019ve been born in some little village in a poor area of the world with not enough food. That could\u2019ve been us. I just feel very grateful.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Check out <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=4zio72R2Nmw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">the WhyHunger video<\/a> and think about sending a few bucks in. It\u2019s a really good cause. Think of people who are suffering compared to the way we live. Things may be rough for a lot of people here, especially because of the pandemic, but we don&#8217;t have it nearly as badly as people in other countries.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It\u2019s so heartbreaking to me to see Haitians going through what they\u2019re going through. They live in this beautiful area of the world and have such problems with the leadership. And then to make matters worse, to have a devastating earthquake&#8230;it\u2019s just heartbreaking. Everybody needs help all around the world. There are so many needs and this is one of them. Hunger is a serious one. Take that into consideration.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p>The pandemic has had a dramatic impact on hunger and poverty rates across the globe, exposing just how many millions of people are struggling to make ends meet. From underlying issues of social and racial injustice to the lack of true living wages, the need for resources and investment in systemic change has been magnified.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWhen it comes to impactful compositions, \u201cCome Together\u201d is at the top of the list. It was the perfect song to galvanize this community for such a critical cause,\u201d said Dom Famularo. \u201cOur hope is that WhyHunger\u2019s <em>Drum Together<\/em> becomes the soundtrack for justice as we strive with one beat and one mission to end hunger.\u201d&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>How many drummers can you recognize in this epic video collaboration?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Alan White<\/li><li>Alex Acu\u00f1a<\/li><li>Andrew Marshall<\/li><li>Angela Nelson<\/li><li>Anton Fig<\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.drumeo.com\/beat\/watch-aquiles-priester-perform-at-the-2020-drumeo-festival\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Aquiles Priester<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.drumeo.com\/beat\/bernard-purdie-drum-lessons\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Bernard Purdie<\/a><\/li><li>Bill Burr<\/li><li>Bill Stewart<\/li><li>Billy Amendola<\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.drumeo.com\/beat\/billy-cobham-drum-lessons\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Billy Cobham<\/a><\/li><li>Bobby Sanbria<\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.drumeo.com\/beat\/brian-frasier-moore-drum-lessons\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Brian Frasier-Moore<\/a><\/li><li>Brian Resnick<\/li><li>Brit Turner<\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.drumeo.com\/beat\/carmine-appice-rock-drum-lessons\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Carmine Appice<\/a><\/li><li>Chad Smith<\/li><li>Cherisse Osei<\/li><li>Christian Euman<\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.drumeo.com\/beat\/watch-cindy-blackman-santana-perform-at-the-2020-drumeo-festival\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Cindy Blackman Santana<\/a><\/li><li>Clayton Cameron<\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.drumeo.com\/beat\/curt-bisquera-interview-drumeo-gab-podcast-156\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Curt Bisquera<\/a><\/li><li>Dame Evelyn Glennie<\/li><li>Daniel Druckman<\/li><li>Danny &amp; Beth Gottlieb<\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.drumeo.com\/beat\/danny-seraphine-drum-lessons\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Danny Seraphine<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.drumeo.com\/beat\/creating-your-own-identity-on-the-drums-with-daru-jones\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Daru Jones<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.drumeo.com\/beat\/david-garibaldi-drum-lessons\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">David Garibaldi<\/a><\/li><li>Dave Weckl<\/li><li>David Rozenblatt<\/li><li>Debbi Peterson<\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.drumeo.com\/beat\/dennis-chambers-drum-lessons\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Dennis Chambers<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.drumeo.com\/beat\/dom-famularo-drum-lessons\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Dom Famularo<\/a><\/li><li>Dom Moio<\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.drumeo.com\/beat\/why-paradiddles-are-so-important\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Dorothea Taylor<\/a><\/li><li>Fred Dinkins<\/li><li>Gary Seligson<\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.drumeo.com\/beat\/gene-hoglan-drum-lessons\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Gene Hoglan<\/a><\/li><li>Gerry Brown<\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.drumeo.com\/beat\/musical-drumming-in-different-styles\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Gregg Bissonette<\/a><\/li><li>Gregg Field<\/li><li>Gregg Potter<\/li><li>Howard Fields<\/li><li>Jack DeJohnette<\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.drumeo.com\/beat\/jared-falk-interview-drumeo-gab-podcast-155\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Jared Falk<\/a><\/li><li>Jeff Hamilton<\/li><li>Jerry Marotta<\/li><li>Jim Keltner<\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.drumeo.com\/beat\/jim-riley-drum-lessons\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Jim Riley<\/a><\/li><li>Joe Bergamini<\/li><li>Joel Rosenblatt<\/li><li>John Riley<\/li><li>John Roberts<\/li><li>John Robinson<\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.drumeo.com\/beat\/watch-jojo-mayer-perform-at-the-2020-drumeo-festival\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Jojo Mayer<\/a><\/li><li>Jon Fishman<\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.drumeo.com\/beat\/jonathan-sugarfoot-moffett-drum-lessons\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Jonathan Moffett<\/a><\/li><li>Joseph Pereira<\/li><li>Jules Radino<\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.drumeo.com\/beat\/how-to-make-your-drum-solos-more-interesting\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Keith Carlock<\/a><\/li><li>Kenny Aronoff<\/li><li>Larry Lelli<\/li><li>Liberty DeVitto<\/li><li>Luis Conte<\/li><li>Mark Schulman<\/li><li>Matt Cameron<\/li><li>Matthew Strauss<\/li><li>Max Weinberg<\/li><li>Meytal Cohen<\/li><li>Michael Blair<\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.drumeo.com\/beat\/live-drumming\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Michael Schack<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.drumeo.com\/beat\/mike-mangini-slicing-up-time\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Mike Mangini<\/a><\/li><li>Mike Portnoy<\/li><li>Mona Tavakoli<\/li><li>Nandi Bushell<\/li><li>Nic Collins<\/li><li>Nicko McBrain<\/li><li>Pablo Rieppi<\/li><li>Pedrito Martinez<\/li><li>Pete Lockett<\/li><li>Ralph Humphrey<\/li><li>Ray Brinker<\/li><li>Ray Luzier<\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.drumeo.com\/beat\/rich-redmond-drum-lessons\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Rich Redmond<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.drumeo.com\/beat\/what-makes-ringo-starr-so-great\/\">Ringo Starr<\/a><\/li><li>Rod Morgenstein<\/li><li>Roxan Jurkevich<\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.drumeo.com\/beat\/russ-miller-drum-lessons\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Russ Miller<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.drumeo.com\/beat\/sarah-thawer-drum-lessons\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Sarah Thawer<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.drumeo.com\/beat\/senri-kawaguchi-bass-drum-lessons\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Senri Kawaguchi<\/a><\/li><li>Shawn Pelton<\/li><li>Sherrie Maricle<\/li><li>Simon Kirke<\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.drumeo.com\/beat\/stanton-moore\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Stanton Moore<\/a><\/li><li>Steve Gadd<\/li><li>Steve Jordan<\/li><li>Stewart Copeland<\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.drumeo.com\/beat\/todd-sucherman-drum-lessons\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Todd Sucherman<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.drumeo.com\/beat\/tommy-igoe-drum-lessons\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Tommy Igoe<\/a><\/li><li>Valerie Naranjo<\/li><li>Vinnie Colaiuta<\/li><li>Virgil Donati<\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.drumeo.com\/beat\/will-calhoun-drum-lessons\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Will Calhoun<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>WhyHunger\u2019s Drum Together is made possible with the generous support from SONY and Apple Corps, and with sponsorship from Davis Polk, Cindy and Tom Secunda. <em>Drum Together<\/em> was arranged and co-produced by Randy Waldman; directed, edited and produced by Dakota Lupo and audio engineered and co-produced by Russ Miller.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>To learn more about this initiative and the organization behind it, check out <strong><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/whyhunger.org\/drum\" target=\"_blank\">WhyHunger.org\/drum<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Feature Image: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=7pWFPHJsTzI\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Off The Record Vol. 3 &#8211; Ross Garfield&#8217;s Jim Keltner Interview<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n<p><iframe class=\"email-form-include-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.drumeo.com\/weeklyemail\" frameborder=\"none\"><\/iframe><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Session legend Jim Keltner explains why he thinks drummers are in a great position to help the community during these difficult 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