Prev Top Celeb Next Top Celeb
Buddy Rich
Profile
Birth name Bernard Rich
Also known as Traps the Drum Wonder (as a boy) and "B" (as an adult)
Born September 30, 1917(1917-09-30)
Origin Brooklyn, New York
Died April 2, 1987 (aged 69)
Genre(s) Jazz, Big band
Occupation(s) Musician, songwriter, bandleader
Instrument(s) drums and percussion
Years active 1919 "1987
Associated acts Joe Marsala Bunny Berigan Artie Shaw Tommy Dorsey Benny Carter Harry James Les Brown Charlie Ventura Jazz at the Philharmonic Nat King Cole Ella Fitzgerald Gene Krupa and Louis Armstrong
Website http://www.buddyrich.com/
Related Celebs

More about Buddy Rich(From Wikipedia)

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 is known for his virtuoso technique, power, and speed.

 Read more...

In addition to Tommy Dorsey (1939–1942, 1945, 1954–1955), where Rich met and performed with Frank Sinatra, Rich also played with Benny Carter (1942), Harry James (1953-1956–1962, 1964, 1965), Les Brown, Charlie Ventura, and Jazz at the Philharmonic, as well as leading his own band and performing with all-star groups. In October 1944, at the Paramount Theater Rich mentioned to Read more...

Celeb9 Updates

News Updates

Botswana elections near a close after bullish turnout - Summary
Johannesburg/Gaborone - Polling stations in diamond-rich Botswana were mobbed on Friday for the country's general elections in which the opposition is hoping to shrink the ruling Botswana Democratic Party's (BDP) 43-year hold on power. The Independen...
Date: Fri, 16 Oct 2009 16:10:37 GMT
Free Ramadan meal a relief for poor Pakistanis - Feature
Islamabad - Buying a single meal is becoming difficult for tens of thousands of Pakistanis as the country's economy suffers heavily due to its fight against al-Qaeda and Taliban insurgents. In hard times, the free community meals provided by rich bus...
Date: Mon, 14 Sep 2009 10:47:23 GMT
Artist Tracey Emin threatens to flee Britain to escape taxes
London - One of the enfant terribles of the British art scene, controversial painter Tracey Emin, has threatened to emigrate to France to escape a planned new tax on the rich, it was reported Sunday. Emin, most famous for a tent listing all her previ...
Date: Sun, 04 Oct 2009 12:41:15 GMT
Oil exporting countries seek compensation in carbon-cutting world
Bangkok - Oil-rich countries have had their own ax to grind at the ongoing United Nations climate talks in Bangkok, where the focus is on finalizing an agreement to cut world carbon emissions, the head of the Saudi Arabian delegation said Thursday. ...
Date: Thu, 08 Oct 2009 10:29:14 GMT
Capping climate change doable with 'carbon budget,' WWF says
Bangkok - Keeping climate change below 2 degrees Celsius between now and 2050 is possible if both rich and poor countries stick to a strict carbon budget, the World Wildlife Fund for Nature said in a new report released Friday. According to the WWF...
Date: Fri, 02 Oct 2009 04:47:09 GMT
Australia gets bad carbon report card
Sydney - Australia's economy is the worst-placed in the rich world to stay competitive when global efforts to curb climate change force a price on carbon-dioxide emissions, a report released Monday found. Australia ranked 15th in its ability to gener...
Date: Mon, 14 Sep 2009 01:23:19 GMT

Celebrity Scrap

   

You have to login to send a scrap Message

Login or Signup here

Fan List

 
+ I am a Fan!
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Bookmark with: Delicious Digg reddit Facebook StumbleUpon
HOME
CELEBS
GOSSIPS
BLOGS
American Idol
Disclaimer    Privacy Policy    Newsletter    Contact us    Copyright © 2008 celeb9.com