Buddy Williams is one of the best drummers in the music world. Buddy started playing professionally at the age of eight years old and attended the prestigious High School of Music and Art (along with Noel Pointer, Tom Browne, Dave Valentine, Marcus Miller, and Bernard Wright) and, later, the Manhattan School of Music.Buddy William's credentials list as 'Who's Who of the music industry: Tom Browne, Luther Vandross, Stevie Wonder, Regina Bell, The Manhattan Transfer, Al Jerreau, Bob James, Peabo Bryson, The Grp All-Stars, Will Downing, Saidah Garrett, Melissa Morgan, Jeffrey Osborn, Ernie Watts, Houston Persons, Hugh Masakela, Richard Tee, Alex Bugnon, Chaka Khan, Nancy Wilson, George Duke, Dave Valentine, David Sanborn, Bette Midler, Stanley Turrentine, Noel Pointer, Angela Bofill, Ashford & Simpson, Herb Alpert, Linda Ronstadt, Teruo Nakamura, Sadao Watanabe, Michael Franks, Nat Adderley Sr. & Jr., Michael Jackson, Rachael Farrell, The Sisters of Glory (Thelma Houston, Cece Peniston, Phoebe Snow, Lois Walden, and Alberta Walker), Mariah Carey, Anita Baker, Leslie Uggams, Lena Horne and many more.

Buddy was an integral part of the Saturday Night Live Band for over twelve years. His work is heard on numerous recordings (audio & visual), radio, and television commercials: Double Mint Gum, Kodak Film, Western Union, Lysol, M&M Candies, Navy Perfume, Hawaiian Punch, Jamaica Tourism, etc.

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Buddy was also the drummer for the first Broadway production of The Color Purple, Motown The Musical, and the recent Bette Midler revival of Hello Dolly.

Clayton Craddock hosts the Broadway Drumming 101 Podcast and Newsletter. He has held the drum chair in several hit broadway and off-broadway musicals, including Tick, tick…BOOM!, Altar Boyz, Memphis The Musical, Lady Day At Emerson's Bar and Grill and Ain’t Too Proud.

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