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Don Drummond

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Real name
Don Drummond
Born
March 12, 1932
Died
May 6, 1969
Country
Jamaica
IPI
00579513217 4 works
Affiliation
PRS
Comments
Ska trombonist and composer in the 1950s having played Jazz.
Convicted of killing of his girlfriend in 1965 and ruled criminally insane, Drummond died in prison.
A ballet telling his life was staged by the National Dance Theatre Company in 2013. The same year, a biography called "Don Drummond: The Genius and Tragedy of the World's Greatest Trombonist" was published.
Member of
The Skatalites until 1965
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