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Buddy Greco was born Armando Joseph Greco to an Italian-American family in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. His mother introduced him to piano at age four. As a child he sang on the radio, and as a teen performed in night clubs in Philadelphia. At age 16, he was hired by bandleader Benny Goodman and spent four years touring the world with the Goodman orchestra, playing piano, singing, and arranging.^[2]^[3]^[4]^[5] In 1951 Greco started his recording career, signing with labels such as Coral, Kapp, Epic, and Reprise.

In 1967 he hosted the CBS television series Away We Go with comedian George Carlin. Guests included Buddy Rich and Carmen McRae. He had a role in the film The Girl Who Knew Too Much.^[2] In 1969 he formed a duo with jazz guitarist Ron Escheté.^[6]

Las Vegas and Palm Springs

Greco met his fifth and last wife, Lezlie Anders, while she was performing in Las Vegas. Working as his supporting act, she met Greco on the stage of the Desert Inn. After marrying, they worked and toured together.^[10] In 1992, he performed in Las Vegas at the Starlight Room at Stars' Desert Inn. This engagement ushered in the second phase of his career. The following year he was added to the Philadelphia Music Alliance's Walk of Fame. Shortly after, he toured Italy, France, Australia, and England.^[7]

While living in Palm Springs, Greco opened a small club. The walls were decorated with pictures of Greco, the Rat Pack, and other celebrity friends. He performed there often, and it became a popular place for celebrities to dine. After closing it, he moved to England.^[8] While living in Palm Desert, California, he continued to appear at his club in Cathedral City, California,^[9] until it closed in August 2009.

In 2004, he and Anders were headliners with The Fabulous Palm Springs Follies at the Plaza Theatre in Palm Springs, California.^[10]^[11]

Life in Britain

Greco became acquainted with Great Britain in 1949. He spent many years performing in Britain's clubs. He moved to Essex, keeping his Palm Springs, California, property as a vacation home.^[5] In 2008, he and Anders toured the UK. They performed with the BBC Big Band and at Ronnie Scott's Jazz Club in London. In August of that year, he was the first Las Vegas headliner to star at a British casino when he performed at the Circus Casino, Star City, Birmingham. In April 2010, he performed a tribute to Frank Sinatra for BBC Radio 2 with the 42-piece BBC Concert Orchestra. He toured the UK with the Swinging Las Vegas Legends show beginning in July 2010.

In 2010, Greco and his wife produced the stage show Fever! The Music of Miss Peggy Lee, which met with critical acclaim at its London West End opening. Greco played piano and conducted the orchestra while Anders sang. The show received positive reviews in the U.S.^[12] On New Year's Eve 2011, he made a guest appearance at Hootenanny hosted by Jools Holland, singing "Fly Me to the Moon".

In 2012, he toured the UK in smaller venues, including Thameside Theatre Stage,^[13] and The Broadway in Essex.^[14]

Greco had an album released by Scepter which Tom Murray of the Calgary Herald referred to 48 years later as "a strange and beautiful mutant of its time".^[16] The album was Let the Sunshine In. It included the songs "Let the Sunshine In", "Everybody Gets to Go to the Moon", "You're My World", "Spinning Wheel", "Never Gonna Give You Up", and "Like a Rolling Stone".^[16]

Awards and honors

Albums discography

Singles

References

1. ^{{cite book| first=Joseph |last=Murrells |year=1978 |title=The Book of Golden Discs |edition=2nd |publisher=Barrie and Jenkins |location=London |page=135 |isbn=0-214-20512-6}}
2. ^¹²³⁴{{cite web |last1=Summers |first1=Kim |title=Buddy Greco |url=https://www.allmusic.com/artist/buddy-greco-mn0000638960/biography |website=AllMusic |accessdate=28 November 2018}}
3. ^{{cite book |last1=Murrells |first1=Joseph |title=The book of golden discs |date=1978 |publisher=Barrie & Jenkins |location=London |isbn=0-214-20512-6 |page=43 |edition=2}}
4. ^{{cite news |title=I Would Die If I Quit |work=Liverpool Daily Echo |date=13 August 2010 |page=11}}
5. ^¹{{cite news |title=My Hols |work=The Sunday Times |date=7 April 2013 |page=27}}
6. ^{{cite web |title=Ron Escheté - Biography |url=http://www.roneschete.com/biography.html |website=www.roneschete.com |accessdate=28 November 2018}}
7. ^{{cite news |title=Six decades and 62 albums later, this showman goes on |work=St. Petersburg Times |date=24 January 1997 |page=5}}
8. ^{{cite news |title=Performer finds heavenly Springs |work=The Gold Coast Bulletin |date=8 September 2007 |page=123}}
9. ^{{cite journal|last=Davis|first=Rick|title=Dinner Club Due in Desert: For Buddy Greco, it's show business as usual|journal=The Public Record|date=November 1, 2005|url=http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P3-923001381.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140611030931/http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P3-923001381.html|dead-url=yes|archive-date=June 11, 2014|publisher=Desert Publication, Inc. and Sharon Apfelbaum}}
10. ^{{cite web|title=Palm Springs Follies Opens|url=http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P3-749961531.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140611030920/http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P3-749961531.html|dead-url=yes|archive-date=June 11, 2014|work=Inland Empire Business Journal|publisher=Daily Planet Publishing, Inc.|date=November 1, 2004|accessdate=March 29, 2013}}
11. ^{{cite web|title=Palm Springs Follies pays tribute to the golden age of burlesque|url=http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P2-10961410.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140611030926/http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P2-10961410.html|dead-url=yes|archive-date=June 11, 2014|work=Redlands Daily Facts|publisher=Los Angeles Newspaper Group|accessdate=March 29, 2013 |date=August 4, 2004}}
12. ^¹"Rat pack legend tells Peggy's story". Croydon Advertiser, 4 November. 2011: 49, Print.
13. ^"Legend Buddy Is Back On Stage". Thurrock Gazette, 15 April 2012: Print.
14. ^"An Evening With Buddy Greco". Brentwood Gazette, 25 January 2012: 3, Print.
15. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/buddy-greco-dead-pianist-vocalist-las-vegas-headliner-was-90-963312 |title=Buddy Greco, Jazz Pianist, Vocalist and Las Vegas Mainstay, Dies at 90 |author=Mike Barnes |work=The Hollywood Reporter|accessdate=January 11, 2017|date=January 10, 2017 }}
16. ^¹{{cite web |last1=Murray |first1=Tom |title=Bob Dylan inspires covers and controversy |url=https://calgaryherald.com/entertainment/music/bob-dylan-inspires-covers-and-controversy |website=Calgary Herald |accessdate=28 November 2018 |date=15 July 2017}}
17. ^¹²³⁴⁵⁶⁷⁸⁹¹⁰¹¹"Buddy Greco." Discogs, 2014. Web. 19 Jan 2014.
18. ^Billboard Dec 22, 1984 - Page 72 "BUDDY GRECO Ready For Your Love PRODUCERS: Buddy Greco. Art Clausen Bainbridge BT 6255 With a full orchestra dotted with top L.A. players, Greco tackles a program of newer, lesser-known, adult pop titles, with the lone recent hit ..."
19. ^Show Music - Volume 4, Issue 1 - Page 43 1985 "Jazz singer Buddy Greco's READY FOR TOUR LOVE (BT 6255) features nine recent vintage songs, with "The Hungry Years," "Love Won't Let Me Wait," "Me and Mrs. Jones," and "Ready For Your Love" included on the album. I AM WHAT I AM ..."
20. ^{{cite web|url=https://tower.jp/search/item/buddy+greco?sort=Old&page=4|title=アイテム検索 - TOWER RECORDS ONLINE|website=tower.jp}}