Specs Powell Interview August 3, 2002

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Channel: congahead · 2013 · Music

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The first high flying studio recording musician that brought me in to the big world of TV and recording studios was Specs Powell.He told me that if I wanted to make money in the business of percussion, get out of the dance hall and get into the recording studio an meet Bob Rosengarden. Bob guided me through my first inventions (Vibra-Slap and Cabasa/Afuche.

Specs was the first African American to be on staff with CBS


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