A great drummer – a fun clip – I remember watching this a kid and wanting to play like Buddy. Of course few do.
He is the first of many influences, along with Alan Dawson, Jim Chapin (and his Moeller technique), Joe Morello, Dino Dinelli, Richie Hayward, and probably Jeff Porcaro. I tell my students, it takes 20 years to steal enough to find a your own style.