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Buddy DeFranco | |
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.jpg) DeFranco in New York, 1947 | |
| Background information | |
| Birth name | Boniface Ferdinand Leonard DeFranco |
| Born | February 17, 1923 Camden, New Jersey, U.S. |
| Died | December 24, 2014 (aged 91) Panama City, Florida, U.S. |
| Genres | |
| Occupation | Musician |
| Instrument(s) | |
| Years active | 1940s–2014 |
| Labels | Norgran, Verve, Mercury, Concord Jazz, Arbors, Pablo |
| Formerly of | Glenn Miller Orchestra |
| Website | www |
Boniface Ferdinand Leonard "Buddy" DeFranco (February 17, 1923 – December 24, 2014)[1] was an Italian-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.