I played Buddy just once at the old Carrilon Hotel on Miami Beach.
I don't think he had a body guard (maybe when he went outside the hotel?)
He seemed like a very nice guy. He did something very few of these guys do...attend their own rehearsals. Most have a conductor or MD (musical director) and you never see them until show time. Then they go right to their dressing rooms and we go home.
But I remember Buddy staying though the whole rehearsal.
Buddy Greco- What a fucking talent......GREAT singer, GREAT piano player. Hes a real "musicians" singer.
Did you know that he played piano with Benny Goodmans band as a kid? Major talent.
The fellow who said he was Buddys bodyguard....was he a cool guy? I'm sure you had way more contact with him than I did. Its funny though, sitting up there watching from behind you can kinda tell who the assholes are.
Sal