Buddy DeFranco

Boniface Ferdinand Leonard "Buddy" DeFranco (February 17, 1923 – December 24, 2014) was an American jazz clarinet player. He was known for performing with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra.

Buddy DeFranco
Buddy De Franco, New York, ca. Sept. 1947 (William P. Gottlieb 01941).jpg
DeFranco in September 1947
Background information
Birth nameBoniface Ferdinand Leonard DeFranco
Born(1923-02-17)February 17, 1923
Camden, New Jersey, U.S.
DiedDecember 24, 2014(2014-12-24) (aged 91)
Panama City, Florida, U.S.
GenresSwing
Bebop
Post bop
Occupation(s)Clarinetist
InstrumentsClarinet
Years active1940s–2014
LabelsNorgran Records,
Verve Records
Mercury Records
Arbors Records

DeFranco died in Panama City, Florida at the age of 91.[1]

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