Rudy Tucich

Rudy Tucich is a drummer from Detroit. His contemporaries include Pepper Adams and Barry Harris.  Years ago he was the host of a great show on WDET public radio in Detroit called '52nd Street'.  Typically he would feature bebop-era music and musicians, and offer tremendous insight and perspective on the players, and the times in which they lived and worked.  Rudy had a great radio voice, and a deep and intimate knowledge of the music.  I loved that show, it was one of the contributing factors to the development of my Love of this music, thanks Rudy.  

52nd Street went off the air around 1993, I remember WDET had annual fund drives and in 1993 the show didn't generate enough pledge revenue to support it for another year.  Rudy for the record I mailed in a cheque for $15, which was all I could swing at the time.  

Here's a recording of an episode, I hope you enjoy it.