dr, *1936 US, Philadelphia
Musician of Jazz
Buddy (William Henry) Deppenschmidt (born February 16, 1936, Philadelphia, Pa.) is an American jazz drummer. He recorded the seminal album, Jazz Samba, with Stan Getz, Charlie Byrd, Keter Betts, Joe (Gene) Byrd and Bill Reichenbach. Jazz Samba was recorded live in less than three hours on February 13, 1962 and started a bossa nova craze both nationally and internationally. It is the only jazz album to be number one on both the jazz and pop Billboard charts. Desafinado, the hit single from the album, was inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame in 2000 and the entire album was inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame in 2010.
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