027: Bernard Purdie, Part One (Aretha Franklin, Nina Simone, Steely Dan, etc.)

In part one of a two part interview, Joe speaks to a true original, the legendary Bernard Purdie. They discuss Purdie’s early fascination with drumming, the tragic loss of his parents, overcoming alcoholism at a very early age, and his arrival in New York. Part two airs next Wednesday.

Posted on July 22, 2015 in Past Episodes

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