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Sonny Payne on Teardrops

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Sonny Payne on Teardrops

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Count Basie Live from the Dorchester Hotel 1973 | Sonny Payne and Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis

Sonny goes nuts at 26:10. He sure is fun to watch.

https://youtu.be/XCdKFCeURoo
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Story goes that Sonny got an endorsement from Sonor drums, but he didn't like them. He missed his old Gretsch.

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Harry James and his Orchestra - BBC 'Sounds For Saturday' Oct. 23rd 1971

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He’s amazing
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One of things I really dislike about modern tom mounts is how close they are to the center post; especially ball joint types. Notice how far his rack tom is from the center post. That’s definitely my preference.
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Anyone know what sizes he played?

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