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Ron Carter

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Also known as Ronald Carter Jr.

American basketball player

Person · Open Library

Born
1932
Works
38

Top works

  • Penguin guide to English literature
  • Blackfoot Moonshine Rebellion of 1892
  • The Beecher incident
  • The Blackfoot Moonshine Rebellion of 1881
  • The Blackfoot Moonshine Rebellion of 1892

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Music · MusicBrainz

Type
Person
Gender
Male
Origin
United States
Active from
1937-05-04
bebopchamber jazzhard bopjazzjazz fusionpost-bop

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Listeners · Last.fm

Listeners
133,339
Total plays
919,056

Tags

jazzbassHard Bopjazz bassfunk

Ron Carter (born May 4, 1937) is an American jazz double-bassist. His appearances on over 2,500 albums make him one of the most-recorded bassists in jazz history. Carter is also an acclaimed cellist who has recorded numerous times on that instrument. He was elected to the Down Beat Jazz Hall of Fame in 2012. Carter was born in Ferndale, Michigan. He started to play cello at the age of 10 (1947), but when his family moved to Detroit, he ran into difficulties regarding the racial stereotyping of

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Sports profile

Sport
American Football
Team
_Retired American Football
Nationality
United States

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Wikidata facts

Mass
86
Image
20190516 Ron Carter crop.jpg
Height
196
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date of birth
1956-08-31
end of work period
1980-00-00
start of work period
1978-00-00
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