Gene Krupa in Calumet City, Illinois. In the 1930s, Krupa became the first endorser of Slingerland drums. At Krupa's urging, Slingerland developed tom-toms with tuneable top and bottom heads, which immediately became important elements of virtually every drummer's setup. Krupa developed and popularized many of the cymbal techniques that became standards. His collaboration with Avedis Zildjian developed the modern hi-hat cymbals and standardized the names and uses of the ride cymbal, crash cymbal, splash cymbal. He is also credited with helping to formulate the modern drum set, being one of the first jazz drummers (for that recording studio) to use a bass
Gene Wooten career he was best known for playing on Patty Loveless' award winning acoustic album, Mountain Soul. Wooten’s craftsmanship with wooden instruments of all kinds impressed his peers. He worked for various musical instrument manufacturers, repairing instruments for some of the world’s most famous Bluegrass musicians. He was especially appreciated for his ability to work on the dobro. Gene Wooten Gene Wooten (June 5, 1953 in Franklinton, NC – November 7, 2001 in Nashville, TN) was an American dobro player and multi-instrumentalist. Wooten became serious about playing music professionally while a student at Appalachian State University in Boone, NC, and ultimately