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The Master of Drums Bio25 eye-wateringly comical 'Observer 'Warmhearted andFrom the early 1930s onward, Gene Krupa was a drum centric rarity in the jazz world. Never before had a drummer been in the forefront as a solo artist. His galvanising, unrestrained passion for percussion demanded it. Rocking the rafters, Gene thrilled audiences in ballrooms, nightclubs, and movies. He always knew he would. It was in his blood. Seemingly born jazz drum crazy in 1909 to a Polish immigrant working class family in South Chicago, Gene was