Drummers on Drumming Big Fat Five: Lucy Ritter (Chappell Roan) Share Her Top 5 Influential Records
We’ve got another installment of Big Fat Five: a segment where I talk to drummers about the stories and records that shaped their sound.
Today’s guest is Lucy Ritter, a New York/New Jersey native who picked up the drums at just 9 years old and was already landing professional gigs by 14. After three years at the Jacobs School of Music at Indiana University, she made the bold decision to leave and join her first major tour: the Broadway musical An Officer and a Gentleman. That gig opened doors, eventually leading to her being offered the drum chair for the Grammy Award-winning musical Jagged Little Pill.
These days, Lucy has stepped away from the Broadway scene and taken on an exciting new role as the drummer for one of today’s fastest-rising pop acts, Chappell Roan. We dig into how she landed that gig and explore the five records that have profoundly influenced her drumming style. This episode has been a long time coming, so let’s dive in. I hope you enjoy my conversation with the incredibly talented Lucy Ritter... cheers!
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LUCY'S BIG FAT FIVE:
Album - A Love Supreme
Artist - John Coltrane
Release Year - 1965
Key Track(s) - Pt. II - Resolution & Pt. III - Pursuance
Drummer - Elvin Jones
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Album - Earfood
Artist - Roy Hargrove
Release Year - 2008
Key Track(s) - Strasbourg / St. Denis, The Stinger, Mr.Clean
Drummer - Motez Coleman
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Album - Grow
Artist - Chon
Release Year - 2015
Key Track(s) - But / all of them
Drummer - Nathan Camarena, Brian Evans, Matt Garstka
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Album - Live at Velfarre
Artist - Earth, Wind & Fire
Release Year - 1996
Key Track(s) - In The Stone, September, Let Your Feelings Show, Let’s Groove
Drummer - Sonny Emory
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Album - Take Off Your Pants and Jacket
Artist - Blink-182
Release Year - 2001
Key Track(s) - 3
Drummer - Travis Barker
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