Buddy Saltzman

American session drummer

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Buddy Saltzman (born Hilliard Saltzman; October 17, 1924 – April 30, 2012) was an American session drummer who played on many hit songs during the 1950s, 1960s, and 1970s.

He is especially remembered for his work with The Four Seasons. On "Dawn (Go Away)" (1964) Saltzman accented the recording with bombastic around-the-kit fills and ghost notes while never using a cymbal once.

He was born in Bridgeton, New Jersey. He died in 2012 at the age of 87.

## Selected singles discography

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Year  | Song title  | Artist  | Recording
date  | US charts  | R&B charts  | British charts  | Producer  | Miscellaneous

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1964  | "Dawn (Go Away)"  | The Four Seasons | January  | 3  |  |  | Bob Crewe |
"Rag Doll"  | The Four Seasons |  | 1  |  | 2  | Bob Crewe  |
"The Loco-Motion"  | Little Eva | 1964  | 1  | 1  | 2  | Gerry Goffin | Gary Chester is also listed as the drummer.[1]
Often sessions used two drummers
1965  | "Society's Child"[2] | Janis Ian | March  | 14  |  |  | Shadow Morton | not released until late 1966[2]
"Lightnin' Strikes"  | Lou Christie | September 3  | 1  |  | 11  | Charles Calello |
1966  | "I've Got You Under My Skin"  | The Four Seasons |  | 9  |  | 12  | Bob Crewe  | written by Cole Porter in 1936
"I'm a Believer"  | The Monkees | October
15 & 23[3] | 1  |  | 1  | Jeff Barry | Gary Chester is also listed as the drummer.[1]
Often sessions used two drummers
"Pretty Ballerina"  | Left Banke | 1966  |  |  |  | Harry Lookofsky,
Steve Jerome, Bill Jerome  |
1967  | "The Rain, the Park & Other Things"  | The Cowsills |  | 2  |  |  | Artie Kornfeld |
1971  | "Brand New Key"  | Melanie | 1971  | 1  |  | 4  | Peter Schekeryk  |

## Selected albums discography

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Year  | Album title  | Artist  | Recording
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1966  | Tim Hardin 1 | Tim Hardin | May &
November 1964
December 1965  |  |  | Erik Jacobsen |
Walk Away Renée/Pretty Ballerina | Left Banke | 1965  | 67  |  | Harry Lookofsky |
The Peter, Paul and Mary Album | Peter, Paul and Mary |  | 22  |  | Albert Grossman |
1968  | Playback | The Appletree Theatre | 1967  |  |  | Peter Spargo  |
Take a Picture (album) | Margo Guryan |  |  |  | John Hill, John Simon, David Rosner  |
Eli and the Thirteenth Confession | Laura Nyro | 1968  | 181  |  | Laura Nyro, Charlie Calello |
1971  | The Good Book | Melanie |  | 80  | 9  | Peter Schekeryk  |
Gather Me | Melanie  |  | 15  | 9  | Peter Schekeryk  |
1992  | There's Gonna Be a Storm: The Complete Recordings 1966–1969 | The Left Banke | 1966-1969  |  |  |  |
1994  | Hang On to a Dream: The Verve Recordings | Tim Hardin  | 1964-1966  |  |  |  |

## References

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1. ^ a b "Gary's Credits". Angelfire.
2. ^ a b Simons, Dave (1 November 2004). "Studio Stories: How the Great New York Records Were Made: from Miles to Madonna, Sinatra to the Ramones". Hal Leonard Corporation - via Google Books.
3. ^ Monkeys, The Monkeys: Greatest Hits, Rhino Records Inc. 1995, liner notes

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