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Ron Holloway

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Also known as Ronald Edward Holloway

American tenor saxophonist

Person · Open Library

Works
7

Top works

  • How Invisible Bear Found His Gold
  • 'You Should Have Been Here Last Thursday'
  • How to be Light Skin
  • Side Stream Reflections
  • How to be a Great Mom

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Type
Person
Gender
Female
Origin
United States
Active from
1946-11-05
Active to
2011-03-21
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Listeners
2,411
Total plays
10,585

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Ron Holloway

In the Biographical Encyclopedia of Jazz, renowned jazz critic Ira Gitler describes Ron as "a bear-down-hard-bopper who can blow authentic R&B, and croon a ballad with warm, blue feeling." While true, this only begins to touch upon the versatility of the tenor saxophonist. Tenor sax giant, Sonny Rollins said of Holloway; "Ron is a very fine saxophone player. Not only is he very dedicated and intelligent, he's got his own original approach. He doesn't sound like all the other guys, and that's say

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
human
Given name
Ron
Family name
Holloway
Gender
male
Citizenship
United States
Place of birth
Washington, D.C.
Occupation
saxophonist
Genre
blues
Instrument
saxophone
Record label
Fantasy
Image
RonHollowaywithDerekTrucks.jpg
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date of birth
1953-08-24
start of work period
1966-00-00
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