In memory of Bernard “Buddy” Rich (September 30, 1917 – April 2, 1987) was an American jazz drummer, songwriter, conductor, and bandleader. He is considered one of the most influential drummers of all time. Rich was born and raised in Brooklyn, New York, United States.[1] He discovered his affinity for jazz music at a young age and began drumming at the age of two. He began playing jazz in 1937, working with acts such as Bunny Berigan, Artie Shaw, Tommy Dorsey, Count Basie, and Harry James. From

What an amazing duo! Here's Mel Torme scatin' witht Buddy Rich on drums performing on The Merv Griffin Show in 1979! Did you know "Scat" came from Louie Armstrong during a recording when his sheet music fell off the music stand in a recording session and "scatterd," so he adlibbed the lyrics/sounds? True Story! See more fun, inspiring interviews and drumming/percussion videos of many genres from over 130 countries around the world, as well as all our event coverage, interviews and documentaries

Check out these two classic Buddy Rich licks as broken down by DrumeoCOACH Greyson Nekrutman 🥁 ►Lick 1: Live In The Hague (1978) – ‘One Handed Roll‘ Buddy played a one-handed roll here. Or did he? This ‘one-handed roll‘ is actually a group of three strokes on the left hand followed by a bass drum or floor tom hit. As you build up speed, the broken pattern starts looking and sounding like a one-handed roll. Your hands will play in unison on beat one, followed by two more left hand hits and final