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Deppenschmidt, Buddy

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Personal name headingDeppenschmidt, Buddy
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Variant(s)Deppenschmidt, William Henry, III, 1936-2021
Deppenschmidt, Depp
Associated placeBucks County (Pa.) New Jersey
LocatedOttsville (Pa.)
Birth date1936-02-16
Death date2021-03-30
Place of birthPhiladelphia (Pa.)
Place of deathDoylestown (Pa.)
Field of activityJazz
AffiliationJazz Renaissance
Profession or occupationDrummers (Musicians) Percussionists Jazz musicians Music teachers Band directors
Found inGetz, S. Jazz samba [SR] 1987, p1963: container insert (Buddy Deppenschmidt, drums)
Grove music online, Apr. 5, 2007: Jazz (Deppenschmidt, Buddy (William Henry, III; Depp); b. Feb. 16, 1936, Philadelphia; American drummer and percussionist)
Philadelphia inquirer WWW site, viewed April 8, 2021 (in obituary published Mar 30, 2021: Buddy Deppenschmidt, 85, of Ottsville, Bucks County, a celebrated jazz drummer known for his smooth brushes and a natural-born music teacher, died Saturday, March 20, in Doylestown. Mr. Deppenschmidt was born in Philadelphia, and played and taught his passionate brand of jazz in Upper Bucks County, central New Jersey, and thereabouts for more than 60 years. He led his own band, Jazz Renaissance, into his early 70s. He was born William Henry Deppenschmidt III in Philadelphia on Feb. 16, 1936, but he and his father were called Buddy. His father was an accomplished saxophonist, teacher, and orchestra leader known as Buddy Williams)