When I learned Moeller Whip I didn’t have the honor of learning if directly from the great Jim Chapin, but the person that taught me did.
Aside from his incredible talent and knack for teaching, Jim was a great role model to me in the sense that he didn’t really start playing drums until he was 18.
Now, I did start playing at a much younger age… but I took about 5 years off from playing drums and only got back into it about 2 years ago. Since then I’ve been pushing my self harder to get back to the skill level I had once obtained. Knowing that Jim was able to build such an incredible career for himself after starting at 18 has been a huge influence and pushes me to try harder every day.
Jim Chapin died in July of this year… living just shy of 90 years old. He will be remembered by many. Modern Drummer gives us all a quick overview of the career of the Late, Great – Jim Chapin.
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