era". The youngest of Anna (née Oslowski) and Bartłomiej Krupa's nine children, Gene Krupa was born in Chicago, Illinois, United States. Bartłomiej was...
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The Gene Krupa Story (also known as Drum Crazy) is a 1959 biopic of American drummer and bandleader Gene Krupa. The conflict in the film centers on Krupa's...
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Roy Eldridge (section With Gene Krupa's Orchestra)
after receiving many offers from white swing bands, Eldridge joined Gene Krupa's Orchestra, and was successfully featured with rookie singer Anita O'Day...
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with Lester Young performing "Lady Be Good" (8002, 8840), and of the Gene Krupa Trio (8031, licensed to Mercury beforehand) both at the "Philharmonic...
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Parker (Bird and Diz, 1950). In 1955, Gene Krupa and Buddy Rich recorded the collaboration album titled Krupa and Rich, which featured the song "Bernie's...
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Bonham. A mostly self-taught drummer, Bonham was influenced by Max Roach, Gene Krupa and Buddy Rich. While he was primarily known for his hard-rock style during...
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jazz drummer, but cites jazz musicians Benny Goodman, Duke Ellington, Gene Krupa, and Buddy Rich, as well as rock drummers Keith Moon, Ian Paice, and John...
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Dawid Krupa (born 1980), Polish cyclist Emil Krupa-Krupinsky (1872-1924), German portrait painter, genre painter and graphic artist Gene Krupa (1909–1973)...
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the 1938 musical film That Certain Age. The song was also recorded by Gene Krupa and His Orchestra with Irene Daye on the vocals, and Geraldo and His Orchestra...
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Krupa and Rich is a 1956 studio album by jazz drummers Gene Krupa and Buddy Rich, released on Norman Granz' Clef Records. Krupa and Rich play on two different...
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ten days of her stay there. While performing at the Off Beat, she met Gene Krupa, who promised to call her if Irene Daye, then his vocalist, ever left...
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brand. Slingerland is strongly associated with jazz drummers, such as Gene Krupa and Buddy Rich, who played signature instruments made by the company....
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scene. As time passed, he began to emulate jazz and big band musicians Gene Krupa and Buddy Rich. In 1994, Peart became a friend and pupil of jazz instructor...
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1946 and joined the arranging staff on Gene Krupa's bebop-tinged band. Arrangements of Mulligan's work with Krupa include "Birdhouse", "Disc Jockey Jump"...
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2018) was an American jazz trombonist who toured with Woody Herman, Gene Krupa, Jan Savitt, and Frankie Carle. He played on over 250 recordings and released...
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being influenced by the likes of Sonny Payne, Louie Bellson, Buddy Rich, Gene Krupa, Max Roach and Art Blakey, as well as other jazz influenced drummers like...
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supporting roles in films including Gidget (1959) and its sequels, The Gene Krupa Story (1959), All the Young Men (1960), The Guns of Navarone (1961), and...
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copies and was awarded a gold disc. He starred as drummer Gene Krupa in the movie The Gene Krupa Story (1959), directed by Don Weis with Susan Kohner, James...
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"Drum Boogie" is a 1941 jazz "boogie-woogie" standard, composed by Gene Krupa and trumpeter Roy Eldridge and originally sung by Irene Daye, soon replaced...
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trombone of Jack Teagarden, the trumpet of Harry James, the drums of Gene Krupa, and the vibes of Lionel Hampton. The popularity of many of the major...
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Oliver also had roles in several theatrical features, including The Gene Krupa Story (1959), BUtterfield 8 (1960) and The Caretakers (1963). By the late...
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Jadakiss, rapper, member of The LOX Ekrem Jevrić, Montenegrin singer, rapper Gene Krupa (1909–1973), drummer Clayton LeBouef (born 1954), actor Stagga Lee (born...
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Henderson (1897–1952) Frank Sinatra (1915–1998) Freddie Green (1911–1987) Gene Krupa (1909–1973) George Duvivier (1920–1985) George Paxton Glenn Miller (1904–1944)...
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Combelle 1940–41 752 Clarence Williams 1927–28 753 Slim Gaillard 1940–42 754 Gene Krupa 1935–38 755 Ethel Waters 1935–40 756 Lovie Austin 1924–26 757 Nat King...
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The Drum Battle (category Gene Krupa live albums)
Drum Battle – Gene Krupa and Buddy Rich at JATP (later issued as The Original Drum Battle!) is a 1960 live album by drummers Gene Krupa and Buddy Rich...
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with singer Connee Boswell He hired ex-bandleader and drummer Gene Krupa after Krupa's arrest for marijuana possession in 1943. In 1942, Artie Shaw broke...
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restricted to the smaller, 14x14 floor toms. The floor tom was popularized by Gene Krupa in the 1950s, using a 16x16. The floor tom is also used as a small bass...
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Phil 2012 The Savoy King: Chick Webb & the Music That Changed America Gene Krupa Voice, documentary 2013 Justice League: The Flashpoint Paradox Slade Wilson...
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full-length bass solos, on his 1935 recording of "Blues of Israel" with drummer Gene Krupa when he was only 16. Crosby died of a heart attack at age 43, two months...
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1960s, including co-starring with Sal Mineo in both Dino (1957) and The Gene Krupa Story (1959). In her best-known role, Kohner played Sarah Jane in Imitation...
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