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The Latest Breaking News from Buddy Rich

John Bonham considered him "a god" and Buddy Rich called him "the inspiration for every big-name drummer in the business": the story of Gene Krupa, the king of swing

Best of 2024: Drum Heroes: Krupa was "a dazzling blitzkrieg of cymbal and snare drum violence", and one of the most influential drummers ever

“This is like Buddy Rich saying Ringo couldn’t drum. Because, coming from Buddy Rich’s sensibility, Ringo can’t drum”: What Paul McCartney said about that beef with Quincy Jones

“This is like Buddy Rich saying Ringo couldn’t drum. Because, coming from Buddy Rich’s sensibility, Ringo can’t drum”: What Paul McCartney said about that beef with Quincy Jones

How the two legends made their peace

“It was an intimidating show.” King Crimson bassist Tony Levin recalls the only gig ever played by Mothers Of Invention spin-off band Aha, The Attack Of The Green Slimebeast, with a dance troupe, a body-painted Danny DeVito and an audience of two people

“It was an intimidating show.” King Crimson bassist Tony Levin recalls the only gig ever played by Mothers Of Invention spin-off band Aha, The Attack Of The Green Slimebeast, with a dance troupe, a body-painted Danny DeVito and an audience of two people

Aha, The Attack Of The Green Slimebeast, featuring Tony Levin and three members of The Mothers Of Invention, only ever played one show, but it was a memorable one, involving gunpowder, a sex toy and a near-naked Danny DeVito

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I may not understand jazz – but I know enough to know it’s wonderful

It’s one of the most baffling of all art forms, and the most mocked. Laugh all you like; these musicians are working miracles, writes Adrian Chiles

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Carl Palmer to release career-spanning Fanfare For The Common Man box set in April

New triple CD, single Blu-ray set Fanfare For The Common Man also features Palmer's autobiography

John Bonham considered him "a god" and Buddy Rich called him "the inspiration for every big-name drummer in the business": the story of Gene Krupa, the king of swing

Drum Heroes: Krupa was "a dazzling blitzkrieg of cymbal and snare drum violence", and one of the most influential drummers ever

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“We did two days recording… he fired the whole band on the first day”: Tony Levin recalls the “really evil” bandleader who was more challenging than Peter Gabriel and Robert Fripp

“We did two days recording… he fired the whole band on the first day”: Tony Levin recalls the “really evil” bandleader who was more challenging than Peter Gabriel and Robert Fripp

Despite a huge range of experience, bassist easily identifies the person he found most difficult to work with

Cathy Rich appeals for help finding her son Nick Rich, who has gone missing in the Las Vegas area

Cathy Rich appeals for help finding her son Nick Rich, who has gone missing in the Las Vegas area

Buddy Rich’s grandson was last seen on Wednesday

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