Buzzy Linhart

William Charles "Buzzy" Linhart (March 3, 1943 – February 13, 2020) was an American rock performer, composer, multi-instrumentalist musician and actor.

Early life and education Linhart was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and raised in East Cleveland, Ohio. He had a sister, Abby Linhart, and a brother, Gair Linhart.

He began playing percussion at the age of seven and switched to vibraphone at ten. At fourteen, he entered the Cleveland Music School Settlement, where he continued his musical training and led bands while in school.

Before graduating from high school, Linhart joined the U.S. Navy to play and compose for a military band. He attended the U.S. Navy School of Music as a percussionist and served in the Navy for 18 months before receiving an honorable discharge. Linhart said that while helping fight a fire at a naval base in Washington, D.C., he suffered damage to his lungs. In 1970, the newly formed Eleuthera Records announced the Buzzy Linhart Group as one of its artists. The group was renamed Music and recorded its self-titled album in 1970; Music was released by Eleuthera in 1971.

The album was later reissued as part of the double album Buzzy Linhart Is Music, which included Music and Linhart's earlier album Buzzy.

Discography buzzy - (Philips Records, 1969) Music - (Eleuthera Records, 1970) Jake and the Family Jewels - (Polydor Records 244029, 1970) The Time to Live is Now - (Kama Sutra Records, 1971) Buzzy (The Black Album) - (Kama Sutra Records, 1972) Pussycats Can Go Far - (Atco Records, 1974) "Tornado" - (Accord Records, 1981) Four Sides of Buzzy Linhart - 4-song EP (Caromar Records, 1982) The Buzzy/Moogy Sessions: 1983-1994 - (Moogy Music, 2000) Buzzy Linhart Loves You: Classic Recordings - (Razor & Tie, 2001) Studio - (BuzzArt Inc., 2006) Electric Lady Dream - (BuzzArt Inc., 2012) Live Cafe Au Go Go (1971) - (BuzzArt Inc., 2013) Peace in the Country (unplugged) - (BuzzArt Inc., 2015)