Ronnie Free
(1936-)
American musician
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Ronnie Free (born Ronald Guy Free on January 15, 1936, in Charleston, South Carolina) is an American jazz drummer. His recording credits date back to the 1950s and he has collaborated with many notable jazz musicians including pianists Mose Allison, Oscar Pettiford, Sonny Clark, and bandleader Woody Herman. The story of Ronnie Free's time in New York is told in an episode of NPR's "The Jazz Loft" series and as a resident of the loft Free functioned as the "house drummer" for many of the jam sessions that occurred there.
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15 January 1936 (age 89) Charleston, South Carolina
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