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Sam Ranelli, Jr.
grew up in a musical Family. Son
of legendary drummer and Birmingham Jazz
Hall of
Fame member, Sam Ranelli. Sam Jr. has
been playing
drums all of his life. Accompanying his
father to many
rehearsals and gigs, he learned jazz
styles at the feet of
a master and was exposed to everything
from Symphonies
to Big Band Swing to Jazz Combo to
Dixieland.
He started his first band while in the
sixth grade playing
Rock-n-Roll hits of the 1960s. From
there he got into
playing Blues with his brother Rick and
in the 1980s
got together with Tony Lombardo and Mike
Cogan
to form what developed into the Tony
Lombardo
Quartet. TLQ has been a Birmingham
staple since
then playing Jazz at clubs, festivals
and private gigs.
Sam says his influences include "every
drummer I
ever heard." He loves playing Dixieland
and says,
"It gives you freedom to express so many
feelings
and emotions-happiness, sadness,
longing, love and joy...
it's all there in Dixieland." |
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