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Rufus' son, Lebrew, was sentenced in 1989 to 22 years to life for the murder of
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Jackson, Jones played in a quintet every Saturday night at the black United Service Organization clubhouse in Columbia. He later played with
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Recorded Sunday 3 July 1966. Billed as Dr. Rufus 'Speedy' Jones (Jazz Band
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142:(May 27, 1936 ā April 25, 1990) was an American jazz drummer from
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528:"HARVEY WOLFSON AND HIS GRETSCH DRUMS"
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656:20th-century American male musicians
580:"Waiting 22 years for this moment"
412:The New Sounds of Maynard Ferguson
359:with Chris Connor (Roulette, 1961)
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499:Klauber, Bruce (August 2011).
328:Let's Face the Music and Dance
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631:Count Basie Orchestra members
651:American male jazz musicians
467:Woody Herman live at Newport
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364:"Straightaway" Jazz Themes
229:Arthur Prysock/Count Basie
144:Charleston, South Carolina
42:Charleston, South Carolina
552:Barnelle, Robert (1983).
298:The Afro-Eurasian Eclipse
450:Lionel Hampton Big Band
646:American male drummers
621:American jazz drummers
554:"Rufus "Speedy" Jones"
501:"Rufus "Speedy" Jones"
287:(United Artists, 1972)
311:Up in Duke's Workshop
270:70th Birthday Concert
396:Message from Maynard
305:The Ellington Suites
262:Latin American Suite
23:Rufus "Speedy" Jones
584:Times Herald-Record
420:Come Blow Your Horn
273:(Solid State, 1970)
481:(RCA Victor, 1967)
285:The London Concert
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616:1990 deaths
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478:Triple Play
428:With others
404:Maynard '64
388:Maynard '63
372:Maynard '62
336:Maynard '61
291:The Pianist
216:Count Basie
189:Discography
167:Count Basie
121:James Brown
101:Count Basie
97:Formerly of
605:Categories
486:References
209:As sideman
92:1950sā1990
79:Instrument
71:Occupation
35:1936-05-27
194:As leader
155:Red Allen
117:Red Allen
563:24 April
537:24 April
511:24 April
74:Musician
434:Al Grey
136:Speedy
61:Genres
44:, U.S.
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347:with
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244:With
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140:Jones
132:Rufus
82:Drums
591:2011
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49:Died
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