This really sucks, that is, having to break my rule about drummer birthdays rather than deaths, but I had to do it this time. Jim Chapin was on my list, and I was going to do a diary about him on July 23, his birthday, but sadly, he passed away yesterday just shy of his 90th birthday.
Unless you are a drummer, you probably never heard of Jim, but you may have heard of his son, Harry:
Note the resemblance to this old picture of Jim from the 1950s:
Maybe it's fitting that someone who taught "coordinated independence" would pass away on Independence Day.
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