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Buddy DeFranco

American jazz clarinetist and bandleader (1923-2014) · United States · On the map · Musicians · Died at 91

Boniface Ferdinand Leonard "Buddy" DeFranco 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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Country
United States
Category
Musicians
Type
Singer / Musician
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1923 to 2014 · aged 91

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