Bernard Rich (1917 - 1987)

Born 30 Sep 1917 in Brooklyn, New York City, New York, United States

Ancestors

Died 2 Apr 1987 at age 69 in Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, United States

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Biography

Bernard Rich is Notable.

Bernard "Buddy" Rich was born on 30 Sep 1917 in Brooklyn, New York, USA, into a family of Jewish-American vaudevillians and experienced the world of stage performance from an early age. By the time he was 4, he was a Broadway song-and-dance prodigy known as "Baby Traps the Drum Wonder", banging out "Stars and Stripes Forever" on his tiny drum.

Buddy Rich was a cousin of actor Jonathan Haze (born Jack Schachter on 01 April 1929). ^[1]

Buddy Rich was an American jazz drummer and bandleader. He is considered one of the most influential drummers of all time and was known for his virtuoso technique, power, and speed. He performed with Tommy Dorsey, Harry James and Count Basie, and led a big band.

Bernard "Buddy" Rich was married on 24 April 1953 to Marie Allison, a dancer and showgirl, until his death in 1987.

In 1954 they had a daughter, Cathy, who later became a vocalist and carried on her father's band. On 12 Dec 2020 Cathy announced on Facebook, the death of her mother Marie (Allison) Rich. ^[2]

He died on 02 April 1987 ^{[3] [4]} and was buried at Westwood Village Memorial Park Cemetery in Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California, USA. ^[5]

According to Rolling Stone, Buddy Rich was the 15th greatest drummer of all time.^[6]

Research Notes

FamilySearch.org and ancestry.com ^[7] have family trees which indicate there was another marriage to Betty Jo Brown, but no source has been found, so she was detached as a spouse.

Sources

1. ↑ Wikipedia: Jonathan Haze for cousin
2. ↑ https://www.drumforum.org/threads/buddys-wife-marie-rich-has-died.179921/
3. ↑ "California Death Index 1940-1997", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VPMX-5D6 : 26 Nov 2014) citing Department of Public Health Services in Sacramento, CA; for Buddy Rich, d: 02 Apr 1987
4. ↑ "United States, GenealogyBank.com Obituaries 1980-2014" on FamilySearch database with images (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QV57-32N5 : accessed 09 Oct 2019) citing "Recent Newspaper Obituaries (1977-Today)"; for Bernard "Buddy" Rich, 03 Apr 1987 Illinois, USA
5. ↑ Find A Grave: Memorial #1176 for Buddy Rich (originally: Bernard Rich), b: 30 Sep 1917 Brooklyn, Kings County (Brooklyn), New York, USA; d: 02 Apr 1987 Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California, USA; buried: Westwood Memorial Park, Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California, USA; with personal & gravestone photos
6. ↑ https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-lists/100-greatest-drummers-of-all-time-77933/buddy-rich-146870/
7. ↑ https://www.ancestry.com/family-tree/person/tree/63278616/person/362237464181/facts

• Wikipedia: Buddy Rich

• "United States Census 1930", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X7XQ-7HF : accessed 09 Oct 2019) citing FHL#2,341,231; NARA#T626; roll#1496; ed#1885, sheet#4A, line#18, family#56; with Bernard Rich in household of Robert Rich, res: Brooklyn, Kings County, New York, USA

• United States Census 1940", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KQ51-Y6P : 27 July 2019) citing RG 29; NARA#T627; roll#2558; ed#24-436A, sheet#13A, line#30, family#306; with Bernard Rich in household of Robert Rich, res: Assembly District#2, Brooklyn, New York City, Kings County, New York, USA

• 1940 USA Census of New York, Kings County, New York; on ancestry.com citing roll# m-t0627-02558; NARA#T627; ed#24-436A; sheet#13A; at Brighton 10 Terrace; house#14; which included ...

53 Rick Robert

52 Rick Bessie (wife)

25 Rick Josephine (daughter)

22 Rick Bernard, b: c1918 NY; occ: musician in orchestra; income: $5000+ (single son)

16 Rick Martin (single son)

29 Ritchie Marjorie (married daughter)

32 Ritchie Carl (son-in-law)

43 Skolnik Albert (brother-in-law)

39 Skolnik Lena (sister-in-law)

• "Buddy Rich: One of a Kind - The Making of the World's Greatest Drummer" by Pelle Berglund