Buddy Rich on The Tonight Show proving why he’s one of the greatest drummers to ever live.
Happy birthday to Buddy Rich, born on this day in 1917!
A jazz drumming legend whose love for rhythm, sparked as a toddler tap-dancing in Brooklyn’s vaudeville scene, made him a child prodigy by age four.
Leading his own big band and dazzling with lightning-fast technique, he powered swing for Tommy Dorsey and later his own ensembles, with virtuosic solos on albums like Swingin’ New Big Band (1966), redefining jazz drumming and inspiring generations with his unmatched showmanship.