Buddy Rich Net Worth

Rich started performing as a bandleader at just 11 years old and had no formal drum instruction. He released several albums and played with acts such as Bunny Berigan, Joe Marsala, Tommy Dorsey, Artie Shaw, Harry James, Benny Carter, Frank Sinatra, Les Brown, Nat King Cole, Charlie Ventura, Gene Krupa, Ella Fitzgerald, and Louis Armstrong. Buddy Rich passed away on April 2, 1987 from heart failure following surgery for his malignant brain tumor. Rich performed until the end of his life at 69 years old.