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27 de sept. de 2022 · The Late Great Phil Seamen. by Michael Baird January 30, 2010. INTRODUCTION Phillip William Seamen was born in Burton-on-Trent, Staffordshire, on August 28th 1926 and died on Friday 13th October 1972--he fell asleep in a chair in his abode on Old Paradise Street in Lambeth, south London, and didn't wake up any more.
PHIL SEAMEN. Phillip William Seamen was born in Burton on Trent, the beer capital of Britain on 28th August 1926. He started playing drums, that he referred to as his ‘Heinz 57 kit’, when he was four years old in a school band. Leaving at 14, he got an electrical apprenticeship at Marston’s Brewery where his father Joe was Foreman in the ...
4 de nov. de 2022 · Phillip William Seamen died in his London flat on 13 October 1972 not long after steeping out of a railway carriage on the wrong side at a station and falling on the electrified track. That didn’t kill him. He was taken to hospital but he discharged himself. The cause of death was barbiturate poisoning.
15 de nov. de 2009 · A salute long overdue to one of the greatest jazz drummers Europe has ever produced. A collection of highlights of his playing from between 1953 and 1971. Includes unlimited streaming of The Late Great Phil Seamen via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and more. ships out within 3 days.
Wild Man Of The Drums Phil Seamen Remembered On Superb New Album. The gargantuan drug habit of drummer Phil Seamen, who died in 1972 aged just 46, often overshadowed the Burton-on-Trent-born man's glorious playing. But with a new compilation The Late Great Phil Seamen set for release on the Dutch Sharp Wood label next month all this is set to ...
Phil Seamen is a gripping and ultimately tragic tale of the man who gave his life to playing his beloved drums. In a heartfelt Foreword the late Charlie Watts writes: ‘Phil was my idol, and he influenced a whole new generation of drummers. There is a legacy of players who emanate from Phil. He was the best drummer we’ve ever had.
He was Deputy Editor of the Burton Mail and wrote their Friday music column. Periodically he’d write about the local drumming legend Phil Seamen, and announce that at long last, someone was writing a book about him, but nothing ever materialised. I planned to retire when I was 65 so around 2005, I decided to see whether it might make me a ...
