If you saw Buddy Rich, tell us what year! Here's a solo by Buddy from August 1955 as part of "Melodies by Martin," Freddy Martin and his orchestra with Buddy Rich.The classic one up, two down set up would transfer to be one of the most iconic rock standard set-ups as well. Dude is rocking it! See more fun, inspiring interviews and drumming/percussion videos of many genres from over 130 countries around the world, as well as all our event coverage, interviews and documentaries in our videos album

We begin this Throwback Thursday with a Buddy Rich drum solo from 1967 - This is before the introduction of unleaded fuel, boys and girls! How many people do you know who play drums in a SUIT these days (Wedding/Barmittzpha etc. music does not count) Check out our interview with Catchy Rich and Gregg Potter for a peek inside Buddy's personal life right here: http://bit.ly/cathyrich-greggpotter You can see all our interview episodes with today's biggest artists, educators and makers of gear in dr