John Mettam's guest appearances

John Mettam

Drum History

John Palmer

Nick White

Mike Edison

Jim DeRogatis

Chris Bennett

Paul Mason

David Wood

Patrick Jones

Dan Bailey

Jim Clark

Kurt Dahl

David Frangioni

Joe Lastie

Mike Johnston

Mark Cooper

OwlTail

(EP 80 - 12/2020) Cocktail drum kits date back to post World War 2 in an orchestra pit in England where space is at a premium and the drums needed to grow taller, as opposed to wider. the "stand up drum set" evolved from there and became a staple of jazz lounges, street performers, comedy acts and many great drummers who wanted a unique look and feel to the drums they play.John Mettam is the founder of cocktaildrum.com and a longtime performer and cocktail kit enthusiast. He shares the full story of these iconic drum sets with us year by year as we go through the catalogs of Slingerland, Gretsch, Leedy, Rogers, and Ludwig. This is a great history filled episode with tons of fun stories throughout.follow along at www.cocktaildrum.com under the catalogs tabEnjoy this episode!

(EP 80 - 12/2020) Cocktail drum kits date back to post World War 2 in an orchestra pit in England where space is at a premium and the drums needed to grow taller, as opposed to wider. the "stand up drum set" evolved from there and became a staple of jazz lounges, street performers, comedy acts and many great drummers who wanted a unique look and feel to the drums they play.John Mettam is the founder of <a href="http://cocktaildrum.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">cocktaildrum.com</a> and a longtime performer and cocktail kit enthusiast. He shares the full story of these iconic drum sets with us year by year as we go through the catalogs of Slingerland, Gretsch, Leedy, Rogers, and Ludwig. This is a great history filled episode with tons of fun stories throughout.follow along at <a href="http://www.cocktaildrum.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.cocktaildrum.com</a> under the catalogs tabEnjoy this episode!

(The Vault) The History of Cocktail Drums with John Mettam

Cocktail drum kits date back to post World War 2 in an orchestra pit in England where space is at a premium and the drums needed to grow taller, as opposed to wider. the "stand up drum set" evolved from there and became a staple of jazz lounges, street performers, comedy acts and many great drummers who wanted a unique look and feel to the drums they play.John Mettam is the founder of cocktaildrum.com and a longtime performer and cocktail kit enthusiast. He shares the full story of these iconic drum sets with us year by year as we go through the catalogs of Slingerland, Gretsch, Leedy, Rogers, and Ludwig. This is a great history filled episode with tons of fun stories throughout.follow along at www.cocktaildrum.com under the catalogs tabEnjoy this episode!

Cocktail drum kits date back to post World War 2 in an orchestra pit in England where space is at a premium and the drums needed to grow taller, as opposed to wider. the "stand up drum set" evolved from there and became a staple of jazz lounges, street performers, comedy acts and many great drummers who wanted a unique look and feel to the drums they play.John Mettam is the founder of <a href="http://cocktaildrum.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">cocktaildrum.com</a> and a longtime performer and cocktail kit enthusiast. He shares the full story of these iconic drum sets with us year by year as we go through the catalogs of Slingerland, Gretsch, Leedy, Rogers, and Ludwig. This is a great history filled episode with tons of fun stories throughout.follow along at <a href="http://www.cocktaildrum.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.cocktaildrum.com</a> under the catalogs tabEnjoy this episode!

The History of Cocktail Drums with John Mettam