Alabama State University Percussion Professor Teddy Hall, Jr. discusses how he got the ASU job and his career path to getting there (02:00), his research on Richard Johnson, Indiana University’s first Percussion Professor (25:55), growing up in Birmingham, AL and taking some important trips to the Northeast United States (46:25), the 2017 Alabama Senate Race (01:00:55), his varied undergrad career (01:06:20), doing his master’s at Ole Miss with Ricky Burkhead (01:31:30), and taking time to do some Random-Ass Questions (01:42:20).

Finishing with a Rave on the classic film “Two For the Road” (01:57:25).

Links:

Teddy Hall, Jr.'s Pearl Drums Page

Teddy Hall, Jr. at Alabama State

Ricky Burkhead

Lamon Lawhorn

Sean Daniels

Honda Battle of the Bands