Buddy Rich

Summary

Buddy Rich is a human^[1]. His place of birth was Brooklyn^[2]. He was born on September 30, 1917^[3]. He passed away in Los Angeles^[4]. He died on April 2, 1987^[5]. He worked as a jazz drummer^[6], bandleader^[7], musician^[8], conductor^[9], and session musician^[10]. He ranks in the top 0.55% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (5,185 views/month, #5,507 of 1,000,298).^[11]

Key Facts

• Born in Brooklyn^[2], Buddy Rich…
• Buddy Rich died in Los Angeles^[4].
• Buddy Rich was born on September 30, 1917^[3].
• Buddy Rich died on April 2, 1987^[5].
• Buddy Rich is buried at Westwood Village Memorial Park Cemetery^[12].
• Buddy Rich held citizenship in United States^[13].
• Buddy Rich worked as a jazz drummer^[6].
• Buddy Rich's professions included bandleader^[7].
• Buddy Rich worked as a musician^[8].
• Buddy Rich worked as a conductor^[9].
• Buddy Rich worked as a session musician^[10].
• Buddy Rich's field of work was big band music^[14].
• Buddy Rich's field of work was jazz^[15].
• Buddy Rich's education included a stint at Abraham Lincoln High School^[16].
• Buddy Rich's education included a stint at Professional Children's School^[17].
• Buddy Rich is recorded as male^[18].
• Buddy Rich's instance of is recorded as human^[19].
• Buddy Rich's genre is jazz^[20].
• Buddy Rich's record label is recorded as Blue Note^[21].
• Buddy Rich's record label is recorded as EmArcy Records^[22].
• Buddy Rich's record label is recorded as Clef Records^[23].
• Buddy Rich's record label is recorded as Verve Records^[24].
• Buddy Rich's record label is recorded as Pablo^[25].
• Buddy Rich's discography is recorded as Buddy Rich discography^[26].
• Buddy Rich's Commons category is recorded as Buddy Rich^[27].

Product Details

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MusicBrainz — CC0 open music encyclopedia

• Type: Person^[28]

• Country: US^[29]

• Began / founded: 1917-09-30^[30]

• Ended / dissolved: 1987-04-02^[31]

• Genre(s): bebop, big band, jazz, jazz fusion, jazz-funk, swing^[32]

• Community tags: 2008 universal fire victim, american, bebop, big band, drummer, jazz, jazz fusion, jazz-funk, swing^[33]

• MusicBrainz ID: 8bad6c8e-c8a1-427d-b082-1275e3ebbe60^[34]

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Origins and Family

Born in Brooklyn^[2], Buddy Rich… he was born on September 30, 1917^[3].

Education

Educated at Abraham Lincoln High School^[16], a high school^[35], in United States^[36], founded in 1929^[37] and Professional Children's School^[17], a school^[38], in United States^[39], founded in 1914^[40].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include jazz drummer^[6], bandleader^[7], musician^[8], conductor^[9], and session musician^[10]. Fields of work include big band music^[14], a music genre^[41] and jazz^[15], a music genre^[42], founded in 1917^[43].

Death and Burial

Buddy Rich died on April 2, 1987^[5]. He passed away in Los Angeles^[4]. The cause of death was myocardial infarction^[44]. He is buried at Westwood Village Memorial Park Cemetery^[12].

Why It Matters

Buddy Rich ranks in the top 0.55% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (5,185 views/month, #5,507 of 1,000,298).^[11] He has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[45] He is known by 29 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[46]

FAQs

Where was Buddy Rich born?

Buddy Rich was born in Brooklyn^[2].

Where did Buddy Rich die?

Buddy Rich died in Los Angeles^[4].

What did Buddy Rich do for work?

Buddy Rich worked as jazz drummer^[6], bandleader^[7], musician^[8], conductor^[9], and session musician^[10].

Where did Buddy Rich go to school?

Buddy Rich was educated at Abraham Lincoln High School^[16] and Professional Children's School^[17].