Roy Haynes
American jazz drummer
Died when: 99 years 244 days (1195 months)Star Sign: Pisces
Roy Owen Haynes (born March 13, 1925) was an American jazz drummer.He is among the most recorded drummers in jazz.In a career lasting over 80 years, he has played swing, bebop, jazz fusion, avant-garde jazz and is considered a pioneer of jazz drumming. "Snap Crackle" was a nickname given to him in the 1950s.
He has led bands such as the Hip Ensemble.His albums Fountain of Youth and Whereas were nominated for a Grammy Award.
He was inducted into the Modern Drummer Hall of Fame in 1999.His son Graham Haynes is a cornetist; another son Craig Holiday Haynes and grandson Marcus Gilmore are both drummers.
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