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who was the drummer during the dance scene?


Does anybody happen to know who the drummer was during the dance scene? The appearance and style made me wonder if it was an uncredited appearance by Buddy Rich, but he seemed a little young for the part (Buddy looked 100 years old in the 70s, but I think he looked 100 years old in the 50s too!). And if it really was Buddy, he would probably have his signature kit and ham it up a little more. However, does anyone know who it was, and what he did later in his career?


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I was wondering the same thing. I even saved that segment on my DVR and I was almost sure it was him. But just now I decided to research it a bit. I looked at numerous pictures of Buddy while I had a picture of that drummer on the screen. His facial features aren't the same. Especially when you look at early pictures of Buddy. So I guess we won't know. I thought of posting a clip on YouTube to see if anyone comes up with a name.

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Saw this last night. Thought I had seen that drummer as back-up to Elvis in some of his movies.

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