Buddy Rich

Buddy Rich

male, deceased (1987)
Mainstream jazz drummer, death from cardiovascular disease, Bebop drummer, Swingdrummer, Vaudeville performer, American jazz drummer…drummer, jazz drummer
Bernard "Buddy" Rich (September 30 1917 Brooklyn, New York - April 2 1987) was an American jazz drummer and bandleader. Rich was billed as "the...
Gene Krupa

Gene Krupa

male, deceased (1973)
Big band bandleader, Dixieland drummer, Swingdrummer, American jazz bandleader, American jazz drummer, Leukemia death…drummer, jazz drummer
Gene Krupa (January 15, 1909 - October 16, 1973) was a famous and influential American jazz and big band drummer, known for his highly energetic...
Jo Jones

Jo Jones

male, deceased (1985)
Swingdrummer, American jazz drummer, Count Basie Orchestra member, Jazz at the Philharmonic, Military, blue devils…swing, jazz drummer
Jo Jones (later known as Papa Jo Jones) was an American drummer, one of the most influential in the history of jazz.
Chick Webb

Chick Webb

male, deceased (1939)
Big band bandleader, Swing bandleader, Swingdrummer, American jazz bandleader, American jazz drummer, jazz…drummer, jazz drummer, swing music
William Henry Webb, usually known as Chick Webb (February 10, 1905 –June 16, 1939) was a jazz and swing music drummer as well as a band leader.
Ed Shaughnessy

Ed Shaughnessy

male, 80 years old
swing music, Swingdrummer, Pro-Mark, Ludwig-Musser, sabian, Bebop drummer…drummer
Edwin Thomas "Ed" Shaughnessy (b. January 29, 1929) is a swing music and bebop drummer best known for his long association with Doc Severinsen and...
Sid Catlett

Sid Catlett

male, deceased (1951)
swing music, American jazz drummer, drummer, jazz, Swinging, From Evansville, Indiana…Swingdrummer, jazz drummer
Sidney Catlett (born January 17, 1910 in Evansville, Indiana and died March 25, 1951 Chicago, Illinois) was a swinging jazz drummer often referred...
Cozy Cole

Cozy Cole

male, deceased (1981)
Topsy Part 2, Swingdrummer, Don't Knock the Rock, Billboard Top 100, Wilber Sweatman, jazz…American jazz drummer, drummer, jazz drummer
Cozy Cole (October 19, 1909 - January 31, 1981) was a well known jazz drummer who had a #1 hit with the song "Topsy Part 2". The song contained a...
Sonny Greer

Sonny Greer

male, deceased (1982)
Duke Ellington Orchestra member, Swingdrummer, American jazz drummer, drum kit, jazz, timpani…drummer, jazz drummer
Sonny Greer (13 December 1895-23 March 1982) was an American jazz drummer, best known for his work with Duke Ellington. Greer was born in Long...
Ben Pollack

Ben Pollack

male, deceased (1971)
Big band bandleader, Swingdrummer, American jazz bandleader, American jazz drummer, committed suicide, Jazz bandleader…swing, jazz drummer, swing music
Ben Pollack was a drummer and bandleader from the mid 1920s through the swing era. His eye for talent led him to either discover or employ, at one...
J. C. Heard

J. C. Heard

male, deceased (1988)
Bebop drummer, Swingdrummer, American jazz drummer, bop, bebop, Jazz bandleader…drummer, jazz drummer, swing, swing music
J. C. Heard (1917 - 1988) was a United States swing, bop, and blues drummer. He obtained his first important professional job with Teddy Wilson in...