Buddy Gilmore

Buddy Gilmore, sometimes spelled Buddie Gilmore, was a jazz drummer. He deployed a greatly expanded drum kit as part of his vaudeville performances and was a showman as part of popular orchestras.
The Prince of Wales took lessons from him and performed with him.
He was born in North Carolina.
Victor [Talking Machine Company] recorded him as part of the Europe's Society Orchestra performing "Castle House Rag".
The Whitney [Museum of American Art] has a photograph of him. John Gutmann painted a portrait of him in 1925.