Why Is Chris Dave Referred to as the ‘Most Feared Drummer’ in the Session World?

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You've probably heard Chris Dave play drums without ever knowing his name. He's contributed grooves to Adele's ‘21’, D'Angelo's ‘Black Messiah’, and Justin Bieber's ‘Purpose’. Questlove called him “the most dangerous drummer alive.” In this video, we trace how a Houston church kid who chose drums because he didn't want to sing in the choir became the drummer other drummers study frame by frame, and why the thing that makes him so good is exactly what's kept him out of the spotlight he never asked for.

00:00 The Most Dangerous Drummer Alive
00:44 Church, Choice, and the Houston Sound
03:41 Chris Dave's Sound
07:09 Fingerprint

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