Sidney Bulkin, well known Be bop, jazz drummer, manager, music publisher, formerly nicknamed ‘Broadway Sid,’ when he worked at the Paladium in New York with such stars as: Vic Damone, Benny Goodman, Frank Sinatra, Terry Gibbs, Eddie Fisher, Nat king Cole, Ella Fitzgerald, Sarah Vaughn, Vikki Carr and a slew of others, died of a heart attack in North Hollywood, CA, March 2, 2008. He was 83.
Sid was born in the Bronx in 1924, the son of an Russian immigrant iron-worker, he served in England in the Air Force during world war II, Sid launched his music career in New York city with Ralph Flanagan and was voted one of the 10 top new star drummers in the New York Downbeat Awards.
He produced the first All Star Band and Jazz Album at Bird-land featuring Maynard Ferguson. During the 50’s he contributed to breaking the color line by traveling and performing across the South in Billy Eckstine ’s all black band.
Sidney recorded 10 years with countless artists on the Savoy record label and played on many TV shows, including Johnny Carson’s Tonight Show.
In 1957, he and his wife embraced the teachings of the Baha’i Faith and opened their Burbank home weekly for 20 years with children’s classes, youth activities and adult discussions about the influence of the Baha’i faith on present day society.
Sidney will be remembered for his dynamic personality, his incredible sense of humor and his whole-hearted dedication to the Baha’i Faith. One of a cadre of Baha’i artists in the entertainment industry along with Dizzy Gillespie, Doc Holiday and Vic Damone, he labored insistently to promote the ideal of love and unity of all mankind.
Sidney was a devoted father to his three children and a loving grandfather to his nine grandchildren. He is also survived by his older brother and sister
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Grandpa,
I miss you so much.
I miss you SO much. I miss you i miss you i miss you i miss you i miss you i miss you i miss you i miss you.
i love you i love you i love you i love you i love you.
i miss you more and more every day.
I am still working on your video. It's almost done.
I'm not editing ANYTHING. All the lines stay in, the good ones and the bad ones.
I hope it doesn't embarrass you considering the whole time you're in your robe and i promised I wouldn't show anyone, but it's just too good, and I feel selfish hogging footage of you from your family.
I could not stop thinking about you today, and I wish that you were just reading all my books in my room, or watching CNN or drinking a cup of coffee with me, or asking me about school, or coming to my play, or thanksgiving, or leaving a phone message or telling me how you don't like my hair.
HAHAhaaaah!
I feel completely FEARLESS in life now because I know that no matter what happens to me, if I die tomorrow, it will mean that I get to be with you.
Until then, Thank you for guiding me, for loving me, for hanging out with me like a teenager until 2 in the morning talking about your life, and what the heck I'm going to do with mine!
I'm so glad you loved staying in my room, and I'm sorry that sometimes it got cold for you.
The best day of my life was hanging out with you and my mom in my room, on my bed reading horoscopes all day. So funny! You LOVED being a Leo.
I have a lot more to stay but, i'll stop.
I'll just talk to you later tonight.
I love you. Please visit me in my dreams.
-Summer
p.s. Thank you for the song "Glitter-Box" It's all you. And thank you for Tinker Bell and Lyric Street.
I know you're working hard.
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