Buddy Rich Autographs
Bernard "Buddy" Rich (September 30, 1917 – April 2, 1987) was an American jazz drummer, songwriter, conductor, and bandleader. He is considered one of the most influential drummers of all time.
Rich was born and raised in Brooklyn, New York, United States. He discovered his affinity for jazz music at a young age and began drumming at the age of two. He began playing jazz in 1937, working with acts such as Bunny Berigan, Artie Shaw, Tommy Dorsey, Count Basie, and Harry James. From 1942 to 1944, Rich served in the U.S. Marines. From 1945 to 1948, he led the Buddy Rich Orchestra. In 1966, he recorded a big-band style arrangement of songs from West Side Story. He found lasting success in 1966 with the formation of the Buddy Rich Big Band, also billed as The Buddy Rich Band and The Big Band Machine.
Rich was known for his virtuoso technique, power, and speed. He was an advocate of the traditional grip, though he occasionally used matched grip when playing the toms. Despite his commercial success and musical talent, Rich never learned how to read sheet music, preferring to listen to the drum parts played in rehearsal by his drum roadie and rely on his memory.
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The most expensive item with a signature of Buddy Rich (Rush Signed 466/500 Litho Lee Lifeson Peart Autographed Power Windows Buddy Rich) was sold in May 2025 for $2,500.00 while the cheapest item (Vic Firth Buddy Rich Signature Drum Sticks Original Music Memorabilia) found a new owner for $9.00 in March 2026. The month with the most items sold (7) was February 2026 with an average selling price of $155.98 for an autographed item of Buddy Rich. Sold items reached their highest average selling price in November 2021 with $1,003.00 and the month that saw the lowest prices with $17.16 was February 2018. In average, an autographed item from Buddy Rich is worth $99.08.
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