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American jazz drummer (1925–1988)

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Type
Person
Gender
Male
Origin
United States
Active from
1925-01-07
Active to
1988-09-20
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Sam Woodyard (January 7, 1925, Elizabeth, New Jersey - September 20, 1988, Paris, France) was an American jazz drummer. Woodyard was largely an autodidact on drums, and played locally in the Newark, New Jersey area in the 1940s. He gigged with Paul Gayten in a rhythm & blues group, and then played in the early 1950s with Joe Holiday, Roy Eldridge, and Milt Buckner. In 1955, he joined Duke Ellington's orchestra, and remained the ensemble's drummer until 1966. <a href="https://www.last.fm/music/S

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Instance of
human
Given name
Sam
Gender
male
Citizenship
United States
Place of birth
Elizabeth
Place of death
Paris
Occupation
jazz musician
Languages spoken
English language
Genre
jazz
Instrument
drum kit
Image
Samwoodyard003.jpg
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Sam Woodyard
date of birth
1925-01-07
date of death
1988-09-20
name in native language
Sam Woodyard
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