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On This Day in 1987, We Lost One of the Greatest Jazz Drummers of All Time, Who Worked With Frank Sinatra, Ella Fitzgerald, and Louis Armstrong

Buddy Rich, one of the greatest jazz drummers of all time, died on April 2, 1987, at age 69 in Los Angeles, California.
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John Bonham considered him "a god" and Buddy Rich called him "the inspiration for every big-name drummer in the business": the story of Gene Krupa, the king of swing

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Carnegie Hall, New York City, 16 January 1938. An eager audience is keyed up with excitement, awaiting the first jazz concert at ...
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Jazz: Buddy, the Drum Wonder

At 18 months, Bernard Rich was car ried onstage by the seat of his pants to play drums in his parents’ vaudeville act. At six, sporting a sailor suit and Lord Fauntleroy curls, he played the Tivoli ...
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Buddy Rich Memorial Concert Rolls out After 10 Years of Marking Time

This is also the debut of Buddy's 23 year old grandson Nick Rich playing for the first time in his grandfather's big band. Nick is an in demand drummer on the west coast,having recentlyrecorded with ...
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Welcome To Nutville, A Buddy Rich Documentary Fundraiser

Cathy Rich, Brian Morgan and Alex Kluft have teamed up to bring you; Welcome to Nutville a journey into the life and after life of Buddy Rich. Who was Buddy Rich might you ask? He was arguably the ...