Buddy Rich
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For most of the period from 1966 until his death, he led a successful big band in an era when the popularity of big bands had waned from their 1930s and 40s peak. See also Buddy Rich Big Band. His most popular performance was a big band arrangement of the Leonard Bernstein classic West Side Story. In the early 1970s he commented upon how odious he found the emerging Mormon boy band, The Osmonds, especially Donny Osmond. Later he would sometimes be seen performing wearing a Donny Osmond badge on his lapel. One of his most seen television performances was in a 1981 episode [1] of The Muppet Show, where he engaged Muppet drummer “Animal” in a drum battle. Beginning in 1962, he was also a frequent guest on Johnny Carson’s Tonight Show. It has been reported that Rich gave Carson a drumset sponsored by Matthew Scott Herning Co, as Carson was a practicing drummer in his spare time.
Although Rich was usually a helpful and friendly man, he was also known to have a short temper. In many instances, he took advantage of the high respect he commanded. While he threatened many times to fire members of his band, he seldom actually did so and for the most part, he lauded his band members during television and print interviews. Rich’s quick temper, mercurial attitude, and imposing personality are attested to in secret recordings members of his band made of some of his tantrums on tour buses and backstage.
On these recordings, one can hear Buddy Rich firing a member of his band for wearing a beard.
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Big Swing Face
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The Roar of '74
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Swingin' New Big Band
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The Best Of Buddy Rich / The Pacific Jazz Years
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iamholgerczukay
I'm this guy when I fly off the handle.
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kmullin
his big band is the only big band i really dig
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L57NT
The Master [2]
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tecuciztecatl
i agree with pg666, some drummers give off energy that is undeniable, but whenever i find a drummers technical skill to be superb they more than likely have a jazz background.
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drums2
The Master.
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hookbags
Buddy Rich plays like he is from another planet. Absolutely sensational!
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sna033
I've never seen a drummer attract so much attention while playing in a band. he's just the best drummer I've ever seen
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SmokinWickerman
I once had a conversation about Buddy Rich, it ended up being about funnel chair :L
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Relpan
http://www.last.fm/group/Drums+Player?setlang=en welcome friends
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pg666donegan
I laughed once that a Slipknot fanboy told me than Jordison was the best drummer ever. I consider Buddy Rich is the best drummer ever, in fact, best drummers are in the world of jazz.
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HarrymanIsDeh
legend
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Hawkdaddyfoolz
Kids tell me The Rev was the best drummer ever, I show them Buddy Rich and they shut up
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mariep88
Yeah, Big Swing Face.
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EvilFever
:)
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Szu86
@VASINGER - you're dumb :-)
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VASINGER
Buddy Rich was a no- talent hack !
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VASINGER
Why did he say all those nasty things about Country Music? His music was plu perfect awful. So glad hes dead !
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pg666donegan
Decir que Rich no esta a la altura es no entender un coño de musica.Un bateria barbaro,manejo impecable de los tempos y mucho swing,feeling puro,el rey del punch y veloz como el rayo.El mejor bateria de la historia sin duda.
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albertovilaorti
Llego a Buddy Rich pero estoy buscando a Joe Marsala. El clarinetista me interesa mas el baterista. Rich tiene sin duda una técnica asombrosa y mucho swing, pero no me convence, si bien mis razones no sabría bien explicarlas. Las grabaciones de Rich con Nat King Cole een el piano y Lester Young en el tenor me parecen m,ás que interesantes, pero Rich no parece estar a la altura de los otros dos intérpretes. En cuanto a Joe Marsala creo que se lo subestima como clarinetista. Voy a usar dos términos, ignoro si son exactos. Mientras en algunos momentos Buddy Rich se me aparece como un exhicibicionista, lo que hace con facilidad por su indudable pericia técnica, Marsala es un intérprete sobrio que si tiene limitaciones, las conoce y no sufre demasiado por ellas. Gary Vila Ortiz. Rosario. Argentina.
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pelebonham
amazing!
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