Talk:Gene Krupa

Gene Krupa
The article suggests that Eddie Condon did not play on the four tracks by the McKenzie-Condon Chicagoans. He did, indeed, play banjo, as can be well heard on the records.69.125.239.73 16:33, 5 January 2007 (UTC)

I've read that drummer Ginger Baker of the 60's rock group Cream played a Krupa drum solo on one of the Cream albums. Get back to you when I find out what song. Gene appears as himself in film "The Benny Goodman Story"(1955). And if you want novelty, catch Mr Krupa playing a chorus of "Drum Boogie" in film "Ball of Fire" (1941) using matchsticks on a matchbox! Matthew B-G 203.171.196.145 (talk) 06:40, 31 December 2007 (UTC)

marijuana use
Ignoring Krupa's marijuana use is like ignoring the elephant in the room. If someone's up for the challenge (I can't write about it NPOV), there must be some way to incorporate the subject into the article in a NPOV way. -206.188.169.18 20:26, 1 December 2007 (UTC)

Krupa’s “marijuana use” is a very tiny part of his life that was made into an “elephant in the room” due to politics. His career was nearly destroyed because of a contrived drug bust, all because of a political campaign. Gene wasn’t a pothead. He used it on occasion for a short time. It has been blown up into him being a massive drug fiend, largely due to those in the press and 75 years of people with no clue what they’ve talking about. Drumuitar (talk) 20:08, 3 September 2018 (UTC)

"served 84 days"
Why was this info deleted? It appears to be neutral and properly sourced. ·:· Will Beback ·:· 00:52, 10 January 2008 (UTC)
 * ...served 84 days of a 90 day sentence


 * Please do not revert again til the short sentence/3-month sentence issue is resolved at the Yarrow RfC. In the meantime, please read WP:POINT.  It's the basis for my reversion here.  I left the link, but reverted to the status quo ante "brief sentence". David in DC (talk) 02:04, 10 January 2008 (UTC)


 * I don't see any connection between Peter Yarrow and this subject, and I don't see any reason to tie this article to a decision made about Yarrow. What is your objection to this edit on this apge? ·:· Will Beback  ·:· 19:11, 10 January 2008 (UTC)


 * He's going to every page JkP cited with and indeterminite description of a jail sentence and replacing it with the exact duration. That's WP:POINT. David in DC (talk) 22:21, 10 January 2008 (UTC)

I think what he is doing is a good idea because it creates a bit of uniformity. Uniformity in cases like thiese is not necessarily bad. : 04:19, 11 January 2008 (UTC)


 * If you want uniformity then make a change to the basic policies which govern biographies and other articles. A straw poll among a handful of editors on the talk page of an article about a minor singer is not the right way to establish policy. ·:· Will Beback  ·:· 20:35, 11 January 2008 (UTC)


 * As for WP:POINT, its title is "Do not disrupt Wikipedia to illustrate a point". What is the disruption? ·:· Will Beback  ·:· 05:07, 12 January 2008 (UTC)


 * The disruption is that the editor has used these edits to try and make a point for the Yarrow article. All of these have involved the time and energy of a variety of editors, many of whom have become frustrated with the situation. That's disruptive. Additionally, the Celona edits made to illustrate his point seem out of place on the articles in terms of level of detail. --Jkp212 (talk) 05:18, 12 January 2008 (UTC)


 * On the contrary - it appears that folks here are disrupting this article to make a point about Yarrow. How does it disrupt this article if we add facts about his incarceration. ·:· Will Beback  ·:· 06:35, 12 January 2008 (UTC)

The Celona edits made to illustrate his point seem out of place on the articles in terms of level of detail. The disruption is further magnified by excessively reverting other editors. --Jkp212 (talk) 00:24, 13 January 2008 (UTC)


 * I don't think that adding what is, at most, a slight bit of extra detail is disruptive. I don't understand why the edits were reverted to begin with. ·:· Will Beback  ·:· 01:01, 13 January 2008 (UTC)


 * That's your opinion, and certainly a fair one. Others disagree. However, this is a BLP, and several editors had requested that the changes not be made. Instead of discussing on the talk page, he continued to revert several editors. Further, it was done to make a point on the Yarrow talk page. That's disruptive. --Jkp212 (talk) 01:07, 13 January 2008 (UTC)
 * A) Do you believe that Krupa is a living person?
 * B) Editors reverted the material without giving any explanation relevant to this article.
 * C) You reverted without discussion.
 * D) Why were the reverts made if not to make a point about Peter Yarrow? It wasn't until today that someone (you) offered a reason relevant to this article.
 * The decision we make about the material in this article has nothing to do with the decision that editors make at talk:Peter Yarrow. Let's keep separate issues separate. ·:· Will Beback  ·:· 01:18, 13 January 2008 (UTC)
 * Would Jkp212 address why the BLP should be used on a DEAD person?John celona (talk) 16:16, 13 January 2008 (UTC)

Link is NOT added to make "point
I am restoring the link to Krupa's jail sentence. It is verifiable. I did not add this link to prove any "point". The Peter Yarrow dispute is based on the BLP. Krupa is not living. Therefore, there is no "point" for me to make as the BLP is inapplicable to this page.John celona (talk) 01:08, 11 January 2008 (UTC)


 * John celona stated that "The final solution is a hoax" in this edit concerning articles Holocaust and Holocaust denial. He has not backed down from that statement.  Holocaust denial is uncivil and offensive.    — Jeff G. (talk&#124;contribs) 18:39, 11 January 2008 (UTC)
 * That was a sardonic comment in response to another users threats, as the context of that discussion would revealeverywhere"-6 places by my count?John celona (talk) 01:53, 12 January 2008 (UTC)
 * Why are you mentioning that here? If you have a general compaint about an editor then an article talk page is not the place to bring it. Post on his user talk page, or file an RfC. Let's stick to discussung Gene Krupa on this page. ·:· Will Beback  ·:· 20:29, 11 January 2008 (UTC)

I think I was the contributor who stated that Krupa was the first drummer to record with a full kit (on the 1927 'McKenzie & Condon's Chicagoans' session). This information came from Eddie Condon's biography "We Called It Music", quoted in the article. I'm sure Condon wrote what he did in good faith, but he was wrong. The British drummer, Krupa fan and jazz historian John Petters has estabished that Baby Dodds recorded with a full kit some months earlier. It has even been suggested (on the basis of aural evidence)that Tony Spabarro (aka Spargo)used a full kit, including bass drum, on the very first jazz records made by the Original Dixieland Jazz Band in 1917! Listen for yourself, and decide. None of this is intended to detract from Gene Krupa's extraordinary contribution to jazz percussion over the years: it's just setting the historical record straight. - Jim Denham —Preceding unsigned comment added by 91.110.200.176 (talk) 23:23, 10 January 2009 (UTC)

Apollo 440 "Krupa"
Apoloo 440 made a song named "Krupa". Can anyone add this? (I don't speak/write English very well) — Preceding unsigned comment added by 84.199.83.129 (talk) 15:57, 13 September 2011 (UTC)

'near end'
krupa toward end (1973) would be seen on nyc street, playing with his drum sticks on ab anything with his style of fast, extreme fast ongoing rhythms... and so this seemed to be b/c he at that time was homeless and playing on the street for few dollars,... i would like someone to add/expand on this, with more details, b/c it is a sad thing, and how even greats can be unsupported in latter days ... eyewitness englebert hendrix joans obama45s 24.186.56.245 (talk) —Preceding undated comment added 08:20, 28 January 2013 (UTC)

toward the end
i find it hard to believe that gene krupa was homeless and on the streets playing for a few dollars toward the end of his life. he had plenty of friends in new york who could have helped him (including, presumably, peter criss and jerry nolan). the metropole on times square was still open, to the best of my knowledge. he could have gotten gigs there, or at other clubs. he could have walked into the village vanguard and found plenty of people who could have helped him, including max gordon. i remember the news reports that came out at the time of his death. they included recent footage of krupa playing at a jazz festival, and playing very well as a matter of fact. so he probably had at least some money at the time of his death........ — Preceding unsigned comment added by 76.127.228.117 (talk) 04:40, 11 July 2013 (UTC)

what stuff?
i guess the mythology of gene krupa is that his life was ruined by the use of marijuana. but i don't believe it. my mother was working on some degree or other and as part of the requirements she had to write a report dealing with the effects of marijuana. so she interviewed some people who had taken the drug and attempted to do some research on krupa. and according to her, marijuana destroyed his career and ultimately his life. but i pointed out to her that his drumming "chops" were more or less intact even into the last year of his life. krupa could play well, even when he was dying of leukemia. (and if he was taking marijuana at that point, more power to him. it was probably helping him much more than it was hurting him.) yes, gene krupa did serve a jail sentence for possession of marijuana. so did robert mitchum and a lot of other people. and it's a shame that society wouldn't accept his marijuana usage. but i don't think marijuana usage per se hurt his health or impaired his ability to play the drums. that said, gene krupa may have been involved with more dangerous narcotics at various times during his life. i'm not a krupa expert. in fact, i never even sat through the entirely of "the gene krupa story." but i wouldn't be surprised if it was some other kind of drug that caused the man to drop a drumstick at times and really did do something to impair his health and musical abilities (at least temporarily). — Preceding unsigned comment added by 76.127.228.117 (talk) 04:50, 11 July 2013 (UTC)


 * Although this may be interesting "original research" to you, this page is not a forum for theories and none of it is considered a valid source per Wiki guidelines. Ckruschke (talk) 19:20, 15 July 2013 (UTC)Ckruschke


 * However people have a right to an opinion and this is the talk page not the article..I see stuff here all the time that is completely irrelevant but it stays..I agree that the drug issue should be expanded although not if he were a living person..marijuana never "ruined" anyone`s life as far as I know..I still haven`t seen any evidence that his life was ever ruined..he died of an illness..everyone does..the references to homelessness are completely unsubstantiated..plenty of people play music in the street..it`s how Bill Kreutzmann  and  Mickey Hart  got together. Lonepilgrim007 (talk) 21:18, 26 August 2013 (UTC)

Gene Krupa band
The article doesn't seem to note that he formed his own band. It's in The Gene Krupa Story. Have I missed something? Manytexts (talk) 13:43, 15 September 2013 (UTC)


 * Feel free to add sourced, NPOV text if you feel something is missing. Ckruschke (talk) 19:17, 16 September 2013 (UTC)Ckruschke