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Roy Haynes, Drummer Extraordinaire, Dies at 99
Known for his unique percussion style, the jazz icon leaves behind a legacy that spanned nearly 70 years in music.
Haynes’s daughter, Leslie Haynes-Gilmore, confirmed the news to WRTI, sharing that her father passed away on Tuesday (Nov. 12) in New York on Long Island's South Shore. Born in 1925 in Massachusetts to Barbadian immigrants, Haynes began playing in Boston nightclubs as a teenager before moving to New York in 1945. Known by the nickname “Snap Crackle” for his dynamic drumming style, Haynes described his unique sound as stemming from his mind rather than traditional techniques.
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