Buddy Saltzman
Buddy Saltzman 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 " 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.
Selected singles discography
| Year | Song title | Artist | Recording date | US charts | R&B charts | British charts | Producer | Miscellaneous |
| 1964 | "Dawn " | The Four Seasons | January | 3 | Bob Crewe | |||
| 1964 | "Rag Doll" | The Four Seasons | 1 | 2 | Bob Crewe | |||
| 1964 | "The Loco-Motion" | Little Eva | 1964 | 1 | 1 | 2 | Gerry Goffin | Gary Chester is also listed as the drummer. Often sessions used two drummers |
| 1965 | "Society's Child" | Janis Ian | March | 14 | Shadow Morton | not released until late 1966 | ||
| 1965 | "Lightnin' Strikes" | Lou Christie | September 3 | 1 | 11 | Charles Calello | ||
| 1966 | "I've Got You Under My Skin" | The Four Seasons | 9 | 12 | Bob Crewe | written by Cole Porter in 1936 | ||
| 1966 | "I'm a Believer" | The Monkees | October 15 & 23 | 1 | 1 | Jeff Barry | Gary Chester is also listed as the drummer. Often sessions used two drummers | |
| 1966 | "Pretty Ballerina" | Left Banke | 1966 | Harry Lookofsky, Steve Jerome, Bill Jerome | ||||
| 1967 | "The Rain, the Park & Other Things" | The Cowsills | 2 | Artie Kornfeld | ||||
| 1971 | "Brand New Key" | Melanie | 1971 | 1 | 4 | Peter Schekeryk |