Tim Roe

I have longed to master this beat for years.  I first heard John Bonham’s version of it on Fool In The Rain back when I was just learning to play drums as a teenager, but eventually fell in love with Bernard’s original on Home At Last and Babylon Sisters.  After really giving this some focus the past week or two, I feel like I am much closer to feeling this the way it should be played.  However, it will be a long time before I risk posting my version of it to YouTube.  🙂

Bernard Purdie’s Beat, the Purdie Shuffle, Is Everywhere, Including ‘Hair’ – NYTimes.com.