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In 1946, with financial support from Frank Sinatra, he formed a band and continued to lead bands intermittently until the early 1950s. [5]: 92, 95 [12] Following the war, Rich formed his own big band, which often played at the Apollo Theater and featured backing vocals from Frank Sinatra. [13] The Buddy Rich Big Band in the 1940s
The video recordings of the Frank Sinatra and Buddy Rich set and Heart's performance were later released commercially. The Sinatra set was broadcast twice on A&E, with a different extended number by Buddy Rich and his orchestra in each showing, his "West Side Story" piece and an unannounced one. Only the former is included in the CD and video ...
The Tommy Dorsey/Frank Sinatra Radio Years and the Historic Stordahl Session (RCA, 1983) ... from the 1943 MGM film Du Barry was a Lady featuring Buddy Rich on drums.
Metronome All-Stars December 1946: "Sweet Lorraine"/"Nat Meets June", recorded by Charlie Shavers, Lawrence Brown, Johnny Hodges, Coleman Hawkins, Harry Carney, Nat King Cole, Bob Ahern, Eddie Safranski, Buddy Rich, Frank Sinatra, June Christy.
Buddy Rich; Frank Sinatra - Songs for Swingin' Lovers! [10] ... The Frank Sinatra recording of the song was used in the 1998 film Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas.
Starmaker is a compilation album of phonograph records by Tommy Dorsey, featuring collaborations between Dorsey and artists his band had a role in making popular.These include musicians such as Buddy Rich, composers and arrangers such as Sy Oliver, and vocalists like Frank Sinatra and Jo Stafford.
[74] Though Kelley says that Sinatra and drummer Buddy Rich were bitter rivals, [m] other authors state that they were friends and even roommates when the band was on the road, but professional jealousy surfaced as both men wanted to be considered the star of Dorsey's band. Later, Sinatra helped Rich form his own band with a $25,000 loan and ...
He toured with the Maynard Ferguson and Buddy Rich bands in the early 80s. While he was with Buddy Rich, he toured with Frank Sinatra. Since 1981, he has worked for both Frank Sinatra and Frank Sinatra Jr. as featured saxophonist and music contractor. In 1985, he won a National Endowment for the Arts award.