Jet Black
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Jet Black (born Brian John Duffy; 26 August 1938 in Ilford, Essex, United Kingdom) is an English drummer with the veteran punk rock / new wave band The Stranglers.
Black was a successful businessman up until the mid 1970s, owning a fleet of ice cream vans, and an off-licence in Guildford, UK called 'The Jackpot'. This establishment was the base for the early Stranglers. He became a full-time professional musician in the mid 1970s and is still currently drumming for The Stranglers, despite his advancing years. His style is usually simplistic and jazz-influenced, although "Duchess", and "Down in the Sewer", are frantic drumming songs live. In the mid 1980s, Black elected to cease playing acoustic drums in the recording studio and used a Simmons kit triggered by pick-ups , most notably on the Feline and Aural Sculpture albums.
During a long career in music, Black, like many other drummers, became aware of certain practical limitations inherent in the basic kit design and set about addressing the issue in the form of the now patented 'Jet Black Power Bass Drum Pedal'. This has brought new freedoms of comfort and technical feasibility to drummers. The 'Jet Black Power Bass Drum Pedal' enables the bass drum to be placed anywhere and yet remain playable.
He is currently suffering from atrial fibrillation and is consequently refraining from appearing with The Stranglers until he has recovered, as announced on the band's website.
Black is of Irish ancestry and currently lives in Gloucestershire.
[edit] References
- The Great Rock Discography - 5th Edition - ISBN 1-84195-017-3
- Guinness Rockopedia - ISBN 0-85112-072-5
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