Buddy Rich was born on September 30, 1917 in Brooklyn, New York with the birth name Bernard Rich. From early on in life, Rich displayed extreme talent not only as a drummer, but as a performer in general. Rich could also sing and dance but drumming was his natural talent as he learned how to play by himself with no formal lessons. Alongside his parents, Rich performed on the Vaudeville Stage when he was merely a year and six months old and continued to perform throughout his childhood. *CITE* biography. In so, Rich performed in significant places such as Broadway and toured throughout Australia when he was just a young boy. With this, he earned the nickname “Baby Traps, the Drum Wonder” *CITE*biography. Buddy Rich made an impact in the music world early on in life and established himself as potentially one of the world’s best drummers. Rich’s natural musical talent helped him bridge the gap from being a child prodigy to playing in major big bands. …show more content…
In 1966, he formed his own band, toured with them extensively, and found utter success through this project. In this project, Rich was the band leader and often recruited younger musicians *CITE YOUTUBE*. Rich’s band was his main musical avenue until 1974 and afterwards continued to be active periodically until his death in 1987. Also, Rich found success as a club owner when he opened two nightclubs called Buddy’s Place and Buddy’s Place II. The two clubs were often sold out and were heavily occupied with fans that wanted to see the talents of Buddy Rich live *CITE OFFICIAL*. Furthermore, Rich expanded his artistic aptitude when he composed musical arrangements for his band consisting of a mixture of tunes from West Side Story in the latter part of his career. Through this, Rich gained prominent attention and further acknowledgement of his musical abilities at the domestic and international