The Rosanna Shuffle is the drum pattern from the Grammy Award winning Toto hit, "Rosanna." It is known as a "half-time shuffle" and shows, "definite jazz influence." Featuring ghost notes and derived from the combination of what Jeff Porcaro calls the "Bernard Purdie half time shuffle" (Purdie shuffle) and the "John Bonham beat" (from "Fool in the Rain") with the well-known Bo Diddley beat. The pattern is notoriously difficult; it is played by Jeff Porcaro on the recording.
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