Find a Grave Buddy Deppenschmidt (1936-2021)

Buddy Deppenschmidt
Birth 16 Feb 1936
Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, USA
Death 20 Mar 2021 (aged 85)
Doylestown, Bucks County, Pennsylvania, USA
Burial Details Unknown
Jazz Musician Drummer

Buddy Deppenschmidt (1936-2021)

He will be remembered for his popularization of the bossa nova genre and for his association with Charles Byrd and Stan Getz. Born William Henry Deppenschmidt, his father was a saxophonist and music arranger for Glenn Miller, the Dorsey Brothers and Paul Whiteman.

Following his parent’s divorce, Buddy moved with his mother to Richmond, Virginia and at the age of seventeen, he took up the drums and acquired experience with bandleader and trumpeter Billy Butterfield.

While a member of the Newton Thomas Trio, he caught the attention of jazz guitarist Charlie Byrd. He joined Byrd’s ensemble and recorded on the acclaimed albums “The Guitar Artistry of Charlie Byrd” (1960), “Charlie Byrd at the Village Vanguard” (1961) and “Blues Sonata” (1961).

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He will be remembered for his significant contributions to the highly-regarded Stan Getz and Charlie Byrd album “Jazz Samba” (1962) which popularized the Brazilian music style bossa nova in the United States.

Buddy Deppenschmidt birth 16 Feb 1936
Buddy Deppenschmidt death 20 Mar 2021 (aged 85)

The album went on to earn a Grammy Award. Other albums include “Latin Impressions” (1962) and “Once More! Charlie Byrd’s Bossa Nova” (1963). He went on to teach at Pennsylvania’s Newtown School of music for 40-years.