Buddy Rich has been played on NTS in shows including Slime w/ Belltowers & Little, featured first on 9 March 2015. Songs played include Bein' Green, Brainwashed and Gene's Blues.

Buddy Rich was an American jazz drummer and bandleader. He is widely considered to be one of the best drummers of all time, known for his virtuoso technique, speed, and power.

From 1966 until his death, he led a successful big band in an era when the popularity of big bands had waned from their peak in the 1930s and 40s. He received no formal drum instruction and went so far as to claim that instruction…