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Also known as Ignatius Royston Dunnachie Campbell

South African poet (1901–1957)

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Type
Person
Gender
Male
Origin
United States
Active from
1936-04-22
Active to
2017-08-08
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Roy Campbell, Jr. (1952-2014) was versatile trumpeter frequently linked to free jazz, though he has also performed rhythm and blues, bebop and funk at times during his career. Born in Los Angeles, California in 1952. Campbell was raised in New York. At age fifteen Campbell began learning to play trumpet and soon studied at the Jazz Mobile program along with Kenny Dorham, Lee Morgan and Joe Newman. Throughout the 1960s, still unacquainted with the avant-garde movement, Campbell performed in the

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
human
Given name
Roy
Family name
Campbell
Gender
male
Citizenship
South Africa
Place of birth
Durban
Place of death
Setúbal
Occupation
hispanist
Languages spoken
English language
Religion
Catholicism
Conflict
World War II
Military branch
British Army
Image
Roy & Mary Campbell (left), Jacob Kramer & Dolores.jpg
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cause of death
traffic collision
date of birth
1901-10-02
date of death
1957-04-23
writing language
English language
Commons category
Roy Campbell (writer)
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