Buddy DeFranco

Buddy DeFranco
DeFranco in New York, 1947
Background information
Born
Boniface Ferdinand Leonard DeFranco

(1923-02-17)February 17, 1923
Camden, New Jersey, U.S.
DiedDecember 24, 2014(2014-12-24) (aged 91)
Panama City, Florida, U.S.
Genres
OccupationMusician
Instruments
Years active1940s–2014
LabelsNorgran, Verve, Mercury, Concord Jazz, Arbors, Pablo, Progressive.
Formerly ofGlenn Miller Orchestra
Websitewww.buddydefranco.com

Boniface Ferdinand Leonard "Buddy" DeFranco (February 17, 1923 – December 24, 2014) was an American jazz clarinetist. In addition to his work as a bandleader, DeFranco led the Glenn Miller Orchestra for almost a decade in the 1960s and 1970s.

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