Gene Krupa’s Death – Cause and Date

The drummer Gene Krupa died at the age of 64. Here is all you want to know, and more!

Biography - A Short Wiki

Jazz drummer who worked with many seminal artists, including Tommy Dorsey. He started recording in the late 1920s with Red McKenzie, among others.

He married Ethel McGuire in 1934 and, after their divorce in 1942, he remarried in 1946, and then married Patty Bowler in 1959.

How did Gene Krupka die?

Krupa died in 1973 in Yonkers at the age of 64 from heart failure, though he also had leukemia and emphysema. Krupas final resting place is in Holy Cross Cemetery in Calumet City, Illinois.

Quotes

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“When I speak of natural drummers I’m talking about guys that are playing with the talent God gave ’em.” (Gene Krupa)

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“If you’re going to start with melody you’ll need some tympani, I think.” (Gene Krupa)

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“Well I guess I like variety pretty much, but I do enjoy this work very much. Particularly with Buddy on the gig, we get a chance to knock each other out It’just wonderful.” (Gene Krupa)