[The Muppet Show – Buddy Rich vs Animal Drum Battle] (Viewer #)
Because A) Muppets and B) Buddy Rich is really good at what he does.
[The Muppet Show – Buddy Rich vs Animal Drum Battle] (Viewer #)
Because A) Muppets and B) Buddy Rich is really good at what he does.
Buddy Rich is really good at what he does.
When Buddy was still with us, other drummers used to refer to him as simply “The Boss”.
Buddy also had a blast doing that episode, not least because he was a fan of Ronnie Verrell (the drummer actually playing drums for Animal) who was also a huge fan of Rich (as all drummers of that era were). By all accounts, they both considered Rich’s Muppet Show appearance a career highlight. When someone’s really good and having fun, it shows…