kae-ronny-swinging-drums-r.mp3He and I were talking yesterday (Thursday) and he asked me about a song his brother Joe remembered hearing on KIMN in Denver in the early 60’s - said nobody he mentioned it to had ever heard of it. Jack wasn’t even sure the song was for real. Joe didn’t know the artist, but he did recall the title: an instrumental called “Drums Fell Off A Cliff”. I’d never heard of it but it aroused my curiosity, so after just a little research here’s what I discovered -
Jack the record is for real. It was the follow up to a song titled “Swinging Drums” by Ronny Kae, who later would run a very successful retail music business in Denver called Drum City. Both songs were released on Band Box Records, a local Denver label. Ronny passed away in 1993 and his two sons now run the business. I haven’t found a copy of Drums Fell Off A Cliff , but here’s the single that preceeded it. The search will continue and I will track down a copy. Until then, at least we know it existed and a little of the story behind it!

Click on the file below to hear Swinging Drums……….
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