Bernard Purdie: The Master Behind Steely Dan's Sound

burnt reverb on Instagram: "Bernard “Pretty” Purdie first recorded the “Purdie Shuffle” on Steely Dan’s “Home At Last” in 1977, but he has been playing his signature half time groove well before that session. Bonham loved listening to Purdie and was even mention in their Rock and Roll Hall of Fame speech as one of their influences from America. Already aware of Bernard drum mastery, it comes as no surprise the beat from Zeppelin’s 1979 song “Fool In The Rain” is Bonzo’s interpretation of the shu