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Biography
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Rufus Jones
Effective period / Period of releases: 1964
American jazz drummer.Born : May 27, 1936 in Charleston, South Carolina.
Died : April 25, 1990 in Las Vegas, Nevada.
Played with : Lionel Hampton (1954), Henry "Red" Allen, Maynard Ferguson (1959-1963), with his own band (1963-1964), Count Basie (1964-1966), Duke Ellington (1966-1970) and others.
Nickname : "Speedy".