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Allan Schwartzberg

Allan Schwartzberg is a ‘first-call’ New York session drummer. He does everything from jingles to sound tracks to record dates, and does them so well that he has had one of the longest running careers of any musician in this trendy, stressful and highly competitive business.

“Allan has played with such diverse artists as Stan Getz, Peter Gabriel, Mountain and James Brown. He’s also one of the original disco drummers, playing on such dance classics as Gloria Gaynor’s Never Can Say Goodbye, Tony Camillo’s Bazuka’s Dynomite, and Meco’s Theme From Star Wars. And the rampant sampling of James Brown’s Funky President has made Allan’s beat the sound of ’90s hip-hop. Allan is one of the unsung heroes of this game. By way of introduction, I’ll simply let Allan speak for himself.“
– from the introduction to the Interview by Jim Payne

Allan has contributed percussion to both Thorne CDs, Sprawl (1999) and The Contessa’s Party (2006).

Interviewed by Mike Thorne
at the Stereo Society, December 13, 1999
Interviewed by Jim Payne
from Give The Drummers Some, 1996
The Working Drummer By Robert Santelli
from Modern Drummer, December 1988
Cab Chases And Smart Moves: A Day In The Life By Chris Doering
from College Musician, Fall 1986

“Allan has played with such diverse artists as Stan Getz, Peter Gabriel, Mountain and James Brown. He’s also one of the original disco drummers, playing on such dance classics as Gloria Gaynor’s Never Can Say Goodbye,Tony Camillo’s Bazuka’s Dynomite, and Meco’s Theme From Star Wars. And the rampant sampling of James Brown’s Funky President has made Allan’s beat the sound of ’90s hip-hop. Allan is one of the unsung heroes of this game. By way of introduction, I’ll simply let Allan speak for himself.”
– from the introduction to the interview by Jim Payne

Allan has contributed percussion to both Thorne CDs, Sprawl (1999) and The Contessa’s Party (2006).

Interviewed by Mike Thorne
at the Stereo Society, December 13, 1999
Interviewed by Jim Payne
from Give The Drummers Some, 1996
The Working Drummer By Robert Santelli
from Modern Drummer, December 1988
Cab Chases And Smart Moves: A Day In The Life By Chris Doering
from College Musician, Fall 1986

Selected Early Discography

Harry Chapin Verities and Balderdash	1974	Elektra 1012
Barry Manilow Barry Manilow II	1974	Arista 4016
Jimi Hendrix Crash Landing	1975	Reprise 2204
Jimi Hendrix Midnight Lightning	1975	Reprise 2229
James Brown Reality	1975	Polydor 6039
Alice Cooper Alice Cooper Goes to Hell	1975	Warner Bros. 2896
Meco Star Wars & Other Galactic Funk	1976	Millennium 8001
Gene Simmons Gene Simmons	1977	Casablanca 826239
Roberta Flack Blue Lights in the Basement	1978	Atlantic 19149
John Tropea NY Cats Direct	1978	DMP CD-453
Barbra Streisand Songbird	1978	Columbia 35375
Peter Criss Peter Criss	1978	Casablanca 7122
The Spinners Dancin’ and Lovin’	1980	Atlantic 12956
Roxy Music Flesh And Blood	1980	Atco 32102
Peter Gabriel Peter Gabriel	1982	Atco 36147
Roger Daltrey Parting Should Be Painless	1984	Atlantic 19256
Kiss Asylum	1985	Mercury 826099
Singles
Dawn w/ Tony Orlando Tie A Yellow Ribbon	1973	Bell 45318
Gloria Gaynor Never Can Say Goodbye	1974	MGM 14748
James Brown Funky President	1974	Polydor 14258
Meco Theme From Star Wars	1977	Millennium 604
Roxy Music Dance Away	1979	Atco 7100