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Interesting Questions, Facts and Information
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 Interesting Questions, Facts, and Information
 Rich, Buddy
jazz. Buddy Rich was known as "the world's greatest drummer". He played as a drummer and was the bandleader for some great jazz bands. He was first employed by a jazz band which led him to appreciate jazz.
| Who was the first person to notice Buddy Rich's talent for keeping a steady rhythm when he was a kid? | The Buddy Rich Query
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his father. It was his father who initially realized Buddy's talent for rhythm, when Buddy could keep a steady beat with a drumstick at the age of one. He began playing drums in vaudeville when he was 18 months old. At the age of eleven, he was performing as a bandleader and had received no professional drum instruction.
Judaism. He was born to Jewish parents in Brooklyn, New York on September 30, 1917. He is mentioned in a "Seinfeld" episode during the commentary.
| In 1937, who was Buddy employed by, ultimately leading him to become a great musician? | The Buddy Rich Query
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Joe Marsala. Joe Marsala was a Chicago-based jazz clarinet player. Marsala is notable as one of the early employers of drummer Buddy Rich.
West Side Story. His most popular performance was a big band arrangement of "West Side Story". He was also known as a very short tempered and irritable bandleader.
| According to a quote he made before his final surgery, what was Buddy Rich allergic to? | The Buddy Rich Query
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country music. Buddy Rich died on April 2, 1987. Reportedly, among his last words prior to surgery when asked by a nurse if he was allergic to anything were, "Yes...country music!"
| Which branch of military was Buddy Rich a member of during the late thirties, early forties? | The Buddy Rich Query
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Marines. Buddy Rich was featured with the Tommy Dorsey Orchestra before joining the U.S Marines. He was the highest paid sideman in the orchestra.
start his own big band. In 1966, Buddy Rich decided to take the plunge and form his own big band. He assembled some of the leading players of the day, like Gene Quill and Pepper Adams. Over the next few years, the personnel of the Rich Orchestra included outstanding musicians like Don Menza, Art Pepper, Al Porcine, Pat LaBarbera and Steve Marcus.
California. Buddy Rich died on April 2, 1987. He was interred in Los Angeles, California at the Westwood Village Memorial Park Cemetery.
| In which DVD compliation of a famous sitcom was Buddy Rich mentioned during the commentary? | The Buddy Rich Query
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Seinfeld. In a "Seinfeld" episode named "The Opposite", one main character (George Costanza) is screaming at these two guys to keep it quiet at a movie theatre. In the commentary, Jerry Seinfeld (the creator and another main character of the show) explains how this was adapted from a audio tape taken by one of Buddy Rich's band members on one of their music tours.
Bernard. He was born Bernard Rich, and later took on the nickname Buddy.
| What kind of show business did Buddy start out with? | Buddy Rich
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Vaudeville. He started playing for his parents' show in Vaudeville.
| What was Buddy's name in his early years of show business? | Buddy Rich
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Traps the Drum Wonder. He was known as "Traps the Drum Wonder". He was the second highest paid child star of his era.
| Who did Buddy never have a drum battle with? | Buddy Rich
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Ringo Starr. Gene Krupa and Buddy always had drum battles. Buddy played against Animal from "The Muppet Show" and battled the bebop drummer Max Roach, as well.
| Which famous jazz artist did Buddy start out with? | Buddy Rich
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Joe Marsala. In 1937, Rich entered jazz with Joe Marsala's group. He then played with Bunny Berigan in 1938; Artie Shaw in 1939, and Tommy Dorsey in 1939–1942, 1945, 1954–1955.
| Buddy had a drum set identical to which other famous jazz drummer? | Buddy Rich
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Gene Krupa. Drums: 5 by 14 snare, 9 by 13 tom, 2 16 by 16 floor toms, 14 by 24 (or 26) bass drum.
Cymbals: 14" hi-hats, 18" thin crash, 18" medium-thin crash, 8" splash, 20" medium ride.
Heart problems. A couple weeks before his death, he underwent "successful" heart surgery.
| When Buddy was wheeled into the operating room, the nurse asked him if he was allergic to anything. What did he say? | Buddy Rich
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Country and western music. In response, he was heard to mutter: "Yes. Country and western music."
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