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Buddy Saltzman

Buddy Saltzman is credited on 347 releases across 55 albums tracked on Gatefold, active 1960–2025 — the collector-built map of who actually made the music.

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347

Pressings credited

55

Albums

7

Decades active

169

In collections

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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Credited work

347 releases · 55 albums · active 1960–2025

  • Performance · 352
  • Other credits · 6

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

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