Buddy Rich Musical artist

Bernard "Buddy" Rich (September 30, 1917 – April 2, 1987) was an American jazz drummer and bandleader. Rich was billed as "the world's greatest drummer" and was known for his virtuoso technique, power, groove, and speed.

Personal facts

Buddy Rich
Alias (AKA)
B (as an adult)
Traps the Drum Wonder (as a boy)
Birth dateSeptember 30, 1917
Birth place
Brooklyn
Date of deathApril 02, 1987
Place of death
Los Angeles

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Musical artist

Career started1919
Career ended1987
associated musical artist
Frank Sinatra
Louis Armstrong
Jazz at the Philharmonic
Bunny Berigan
Charlie Ventura
Ella Fitzgerald
Nat King Cole
Tommy Dorsey
Benny Carter
Joe Marsala
Les Brown (bandleader)
Artie Shaw
Gene Krupa
Harry James
BackgroundNon vocal instrumentalist
genre
Jazz
Bebop
Big band
Swing music
record label
Liberty Records
Mercury Records
Argo Records
MCA Records
RCA Records
EmArcy Records
Blue Note Records
Pacific Jazz Records
Clef Records
Groove Merchant
Verve Records

Buddy Rich on Wikipedia

External resources

  1. http://www.drummerworld.com/drummers/Buddy_Rich.html
  2. http://www.en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Buddy_Rich