Buddy Rich
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Bernard "Buddy" Rich was an American jazz drummer, songwriter, conductor, and bandleader. He is considered one of the most influential drummers of all time.
Rich at the Arcadia Ballroom in 1947
Buddy Rich in New York City in August 1946
The Buddy Rich Big Band in the 1940s
Buddy Rich performing at a concert in Cologne, Germany, on March 3, 1977
Gene Krupa
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Eugene Bertram Krupa was an American jazz drummer, bandleader, and composer. Krupa is widely regarded as one of the most influential drummers in the history of popular music. His drum solo on Benny Go
Buddy Rich
…Muppet drummer Animal (performed by Frank Oz, drums played by Ronnie Verrell) in a drum battle. Rich's famous televised drum battles also included Gene Krupa, Ed Shaughnessy and Louie Bellson. Perhaps his most viewed television appearance was on Here's Lucy in the 1970 episode "Lucy And The Drum Contest…
Krupa in 1944
Krupa performing in New York City, 1946
Krupa's grave at Holy Cross Cemetery
Gene Krupa Drive in Yonkers, New York