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The basics
Quick facts
Intro
American musician
Gender:
Male
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Birth:
8 August 1920(New York City, New York, U.S.A.)
Death:
2 January 2014(New York City, New York, U.S.A.)
The details
Biography
Introduction
Solomon Paul "Sam" Ulano (August 12, 1920 – January 1, 2014) was an American jazz drummer and teacher. He is often called by the nickname "Mr. Rhythm."
Ulano began playing drums at age 13 and opened his first drum studio four years later. He wrote many instruction books for the drums and appeared on several television programs, including Tonight Starring Steve Allen. He recorded with Moondog, and was also for one night in 1981 a member of the English post-punk band Public Image Ltd.. He was a life long native of New York City.
His son, Mark Ulano, is a Hollywood sound engineer and won an Academy Award in 1998 for Titanic.
Books
- Ulano, Sam. I Love What I Do!: A Drummer's Philosophy of Life at Eighty. ISBN 1-890995-35-5.