George Fraley got the autographs during a 1940 trip ... of Swing," had signed the menu. So had young drummer extraordinaire Bernard "Buddy" Rich, arguably the most influential jazz drummer of ...

Buddy Rich, the legendary jazz drummer, was known to have a strong opinion about drumming and musicianship in general, and he occasionally commented on rock drummers, purportedly once saying: ...

There wasn't any lack of players looking to pay tribute to Buddy Rich, however, when the time came to find a suitable heir. After Rich's death in 1987 at age 69, the drummer's family and the ...

The musician whose story Dylan wants to see on the screen: the late jazz drummer Buddy Rich. “Ever see Buddy Rich?” Dylan asked during a recent interview. “To me, he was the essence of ...

Arguably the greatest jazz drummer of all time, the legendary Buddy Rich exhibited his love for music through the dedication of his life to the art. His was a career that spanned seven decades, ...

Buddy Rich - the greatest jazz drummer of all time, world's greatest drummer, all-round drum hero, etc - can now add another impressive moniker to his list of impressive monikers: most influential ...

When big band drummer Buddy Rich had quadruple bypass surgery in 1983, his neighbor Frank Sinatra made sure to pay him a visit every single day. “Frank, who lived behind us, would come every day ...

The Birdland album is seen in the Academy Award winning film Whiplash, in the hands of the young star Miles Teller, who plays an extraordinary drummer who idolizes Buddy Rich. The digital version ...

Was Buddy Rich really “the world's greatest drummer"? The answer to that speculative question is debatable, of course, and opinions may vary, as they no doubt do on what kind of a person (or persons) ...