on DRUMS, with John Simeone

About on DRUMS, with John Simeone

This is a local Long Island Podcast given by a veteran drummer on the Long Island music scene. We have a variety of local professional musicians as participants. We joke, give insights and share stories about our over 4 decades of experience in the music profession.

Publisher

John Simeone

Category

comedy · music · music

Language

en

Explicit

Yes

First episode

19 Jan 2023

Latest episode

22 Jul 2026

Latest episodes

33 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   22 Jul 2026

   The Gig Life Of A Bass Player with Roy DeJesus

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2. 

   21 May 2026

   Willie Steele, a Late Start Becomes A Lifelong Music Career

   Send us Fan Mail He didn’t grow up with a band room, a stack of records, or a family cheering him on. Willie Steele grew up hearing “get a job,” drove lumber trucks, and only started taking guitar lessons at 30. Somehow, that late start turns into a lifelong working career where his name becomes shorthand around Long Island for a guy who can show up, make the music feel good, and tell the kind of gig stories you can’t invent. We get into the unglamorous truth behind becoming a real mus...

3. 

   19 Mar 2026

   Willie Pollock On Blues Roots, Berklee Lessons and The Long Island Scene

   Send us Fan Mail Music careers rarely move in a straight line, and Willie Pollock is proof. We talk about how a junior high knee injury took him out of sports and pushed him into a music store, where a rented guitar and Mel Bay books started a chain reaction that never really stopped. From learning solos off vinyl and chasing Duane Allman’s slide sound to hearing Robben Ford on Long Island radio and realizing there was a deeper vocabulary to master, Willie shares the moments that shaped his e...

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Apple Podcasts (US)

5.0 / 5

10 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 34 / 100

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Quality

44

Social presence

0

YouTube

0

Engagement

60

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