Weekend Extra: Rich, Fast June 8, 2007 by Doug Ramsey Have you ever wondered why Buddy Rich was called the world’s fastest drummer? Go here. Have a good weekend. Related
Ted says June 11, 2007 at 1:36 pm I was brought up being told that the “fastest drummer” title belonged to Barrett Deems. Buddy Rich is certainly the better known of the two. In any event, here’s some links with some video of Deems… http://cgi.cnn.com/SHOWBIZ/9709/07/chicago.deems/ http://www.drummerworld.com/drummers/Barrett_Deems.html
Don Emanuel says June 12, 2007 at 4:15 pm Thanks for that one Doug. Going on to You Tube to see this, right next to it was this one by a 7 year old on the Tonight Show. Incredible .
I was brought up being told that the “fastest drummer” title belonged to Barrett Deems. Buddy Rich is certainly the better known of the two. In any event, here’s some links with some video of Deems…
http://cgi.cnn.com/SHOWBIZ/9709/07/chicago.deems/
http://www.drummerworld.com/drummers/Barrett_Deems.html
Thanks for that one Doug. Going on to You Tube to see this, right next to it was this one by a 7 year old on the Tonight Show. Incredible
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