The following stories from the Uniontown Herald Standard recount the life and work of Jazztet drummer Guy Remonko.
Remonko still playing drums after 50 years
By Ron Paglia, For the Herald-Standard
April 28, 2008
It’s been more than 50 years since Guy Remonko played his first professional gig as a drummer.
And his passion for music shows no signs of waning.
“I love (music), it’s that plain and simple,” said Remonko, a 1959 graduate of South Union High School who now lives in Athens, Ohio. “Music has been my life; I doubt that will ever change. As long as I can hold the sticks and keep groovin’, I’ll be playing.”
