Buddy Saltzman

Biography

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.

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Discography

Records they worked on — most-collected first.

Credited work

460 releases · 55 albums · active 1960–2025

  • Performance · 474
  • Other credits · 24

Studios: Allegro Sound Studios · Elektra Sound Recorders · Connecticut Recording Studio, Inc. · Bell Sound Studios

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