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Today's edition of Down Beat magazine runs a story under the headline 'Buddy Rich Gets Face Bashed In'. The item refers to an incident in which the drummer, Buddy Rich, was assaulted and battered by thugs in Manhattan, New York City, USA. The thugs were acting on the instructions of Frank Sinatra, who had recently fallen out with Rich during a gig at The Astor Hotel.Full article:
Hymie Scherzer (saxophonist) : One night, backstage at the Astor during an intermission, Frank accused Buddy of messing up one of his vocals with a misplaced paradiddle. He picked up a glass pitcher full of iced-water, threw it straight at Buddy, who ducked, and almost felled me! Fortunately, it missed and struck the wall, shattering into a thousand pieces. Buddy really hated playing ballads and sometimes he’d just stop playing altogether or give a sly, most inappropriate thud on his bass drum, just when Frank reached the most sentimental part of the song!
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