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Rich was born in Sheepshead Bay, Brooklyn, New York, to Jewish parents Bess Skolnik and Robert Rich, both American vaudevillians. [5]: 6 At 18 months old, he became part of his parents' vaudeville act, dressed in a sailor suit playing an arrangement of "The Stars and Stripes Forever" behind a large bass and snare drum - an act which concluded with him emerging from behind the drums tap-dancing ...
Starr was inducted into the Percussive Arts Society Hall of Fame in 2002, joining an elite group of drummers and percussionists that include Buddy Rich, William F. Ludwig Sr. and William F. Ludwig Jr. [203] On 29 November 2002 (the first anniversary of Harrison's death), he performed "Photograph" and a cover of Carl Perkins' "Honey Don't" at ...
Her drumming has been praised by fellow musicians Hal Blaine, Cubby O'Brien and Buddy Rich, [113] and by Modern Drummer magazine. [42] She appeared in the drummer rankings of every Playboy annual music poll from 1974 [114] to 1980; [115] Playboy ' s readers voted her as high as tenth best drummer in 1975 [116] and tenth best pop/rock drummer ...
Early in his career, Mintzer played in various big bands, including those led by Buddy Rich (1975–77), Thad Jones and Mel Lewis (1977–79), and Sam Jones (1978–80). [1] While with Rich, he began writing big band music, and has since composed and arranged hundreds of pieces. [1]
In 1959, the movie biography The Gene Krupa Story was released; Sal Mineo portrayed Krupa, and the film included cameos by Anita O'Day and Red Nichols. [ 6 ] During the 1950s and 1960s, Krupa often played at the Metropole near Times Square in Manhattan and by 1956 his recordings were showcased on national radio networks by Ben Selvin within the ...
Dave Stahl (born January 23, 1949) is an American jazz and big band trumpeter, known mainly for his lead trumpet work with the bands of Buddy Rich, Woody Herman, and Liza Minnelli. [ 1 ] Career
Dave Carpenter (November 4, 1959 – June 24, 2008) was an American bass player. During his early professional career he played with jazz musicians Buddy Rich, Maynard Ferguson and Woody Herman.
Back in the U.S., he became a member of the Buddy Rich band in 1968 and recorded a well-known solo with that band on "Channel One Suite". [2] In the 1970s he was a member of The Tonight Show Band. [3] He later lived in California and played with Elvin Jones and Louie Bellson. [2] In 2005, Menza was inducted into the Buffalo Music Hall of Fame. [4]