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Granville William "Mickey" Roker (September 3, 1932 – May 22, 2017) was an American jazz drummer.
MICKEY ROKER (1932 - 2017) Philadelphia native, Mickey Roker lost his battle with cancer and diabetes at the age of 84. Granville William Roker, Jr. was born in Miami, Florida on September 3, 1932. The hard driving drummer with a heart of gold is now in Jazz Heaven.
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Mickey Roker was born into extreme poverty in Miami to Granville and Willie Mae Roker. After his mother died, when he was only ten, he was taken by his grandmother to live in Philadelphia with his uncle Walter, who gave him his first drum kit and communicated his love of jazz to his nephew.
Interview with Mickey Roker. The following was taped at Mickey Roker’s house in April 2011. Thanks to Mike Boone for arranging the introduction and to Hyland Harris for the transcription. Before my visit, Red O’Sullivan supplied valuable commentary on Roker’s vast discography and suggested I bring up Arthur Harper. —.
Jul 26, 2021 · Learn about Mickey Roker, a Philadelphia-born jazz drummer who played with Dizzy Gillespie, Sonny Rollins, Herbie Hancock and many others. Explore his recordings, videos, photos and playlist of his music.
May 23, 2017 · Mickey Roker, a soulful and deeply propulsive drummer who carried a torch for literate hard-bop in the decades after its commercial peak, died on Monday in Philadelphia, where he was a local jazz institution. He was 84.
