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how can I find out who played drums on "Promises Promises" studio version with dionne warwick

Hi jimrod,

Based on the info available via the link below, Gary Chester was the drummer on that recording. He was Burt's session drummer of choice in NYC for his own studio recordings and those of Dionne's.

http://www.angelfire.com/music5/garychester/disc.html

Hope this helps.

Martyn

Further to my above reply, I've just realised that the listing in the link probably refers to Burt's instrumental version of 'Promises Promises'. But Gary Chester is probably the most likely drummer on Dionne's recording as well.

Someone else might know for sure.

Martyn