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Wallace Roney

1960 - 2020

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Wallace Roney (May 25, 1960 – March 31, 2020) was an American jazz (hard bop and post-bop) trumpeter. He won one Grammy award and was nominated twice. Roney took lessons from Clark Terry and Dizzy Gillespie and studied with Miles Davis from 1985 until the latter's death in 1991. Wallace credited Davis as having helped to challenge and shape his creative approach to life as well as being his music instructor, mentor, and friend; he was the only trumpet player Davis personally mentored. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 16 in 2024). Wallace Roney is the 2,821st most popular musician (down from 2,672nd in 2024), the 15,858th most popular biography from United States (down from 14,902nd in 2019) and the 1,166th most popular American Musician.

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Among musicians, Wallace Roney ranks 2,821 out of 3,175. Before him are Harald Nævdal, Carlos Núñez Muñoz, Yitzhak Yedid, Ana Rucner, Latto, and Leszek Możdżer. After him are Alessandro Venturella, Carl Craig, Chris Stapleton, Troy Van Leeuwen, Diodato, and Sam Totman.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1960, Wallace Roney ranks 931. Before him are John Healey, Francesco Romano, Zhivko Vangelov, Vicky Jenson, Mark Dindal, and Akinwumi Adesina. After him are Andrea Fischer, Luigi Bianco, Keith Trask, Halim Benmabrouk, Vicki Lewis, and Arye Gross. Among people deceased in 2020, Wallace Roney ranks 856. Before him are Sushant Singh Rajput, Vasili Kulkov, Stan Kirsch, Fabrice Philipot, Maurice Setters, and Pete Stark. After him are Anele Ngcongca, Julie Bennett, Roman Monchenko, Bill Rieflin, Ruhollah Zam, and Khagendra Thapa Magar.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Wallace Roney ranks 15,865 out of 20,380. Before him are Brad Paisley (1972), Bobbie Eakes (1961), Mark Dindal (1960), Nima Arkani-Hamed (1972), Connie Carpenter-Phinney (1957), and Shawn Marion (1978). After him are Justin Verlander (1983), Bryan Fuller (1969), Raven-Symoné (1985), Sherwood C. Spring (1944), Cosmo Jarvis (1989), and Mel Pender (1937).

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Among MUSICIANS In United States

Among musicians born in United States, Wallace Roney ranks 1,166. Before him are Brooks Wackerman (1977), Dave Abbruzzese (1968), Rocky Gray (1974), John Tempesta (1964), Sterling Campbell (1964), and Latto (1998). After him are Carl Craig (1969), Chris Stapleton (1978), Troy Van Leeuwen (1970), Pete Wentz (1979), Stephen Bray (1956), and J Mascis (1965).

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