Buddy Saltzman

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

Year	Song title	Artist	Recording date	US charts	R&B charts	British charts	Producer	Miscellaneous
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]
1965	"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

Year	Album title	Artist	Recording date	US charts	British charts	Producer
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
1971	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

^ ^a ^b "Gary's Credits". Angelfire.
^ ^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.
^ Monkeys, The Monkeys: Greatest Hits, Rhino Records Inc. 1995, liner notes

[Angelfire-1] "Gary's Credits". Angelfire.

[auto-2] 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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