Buddy Rich Hope Poster - Greats of Jazz Music History Tapestry

For his fans, Buddy Rich was the greatest jazz drummer of all time. He kept his audience in suspense with long solos, only to leave the stage covered in sweat afterwards. The American secured his long-term success with his own orchestra. Born into a family of artists and already gave concerts at the age of four under the pseudonym Traps the drum wonder. At the age of fifteen he became (after Jackie Coogan) the second highest paid child star of the 1930s [1]. He made his first experiences as a jazz drummer with Joe Marsala in 1937 and was then signed by Artie Shaw. Like his still young band colleague Frank Sinatra, he finally achieved international fame in the early 1940s with Tommy Dorsey. With Sinatra's financial help, Rich founded h...