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Ron Holloway | |
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 Tenor saxophonist Ron Holloway during a tour of Russia | |
| Background information | |
| Birth name | Ronald Edward Holloway |
| Born | August 24, 1953 Washington, D.C., U.S. |
| Genres | Jazz, R&B, blues, funk, rock |
| Occupation(s) | Musician |
| Instrument(s) | Tenor saxophone |
| Years active | 1966–present |
| Labels | Fantasy/Milestone |
| Website | theronhollowayband |
Ronald Edward Holloway (born August 24, 1953) is an American tenor saxophonist. He is listed in the Biographical Encyclopedia of Jazz where veteran jazz critic Ira Gitler described Holloway as a "Hard bear-down-hard-bopper who can blow authentic R&B and croon a ballad with warm, blue feeling."[1]
Holloway is the recipient of 42 Washington Area Music Awards, or Wammies, two of which he received as musician of the year.[2]
He has been a member of the Warren Haynes Band,[3][4] Susan Tedeschi,[5][6] Dizzy Gillespie,[7][8] Gil Scott-Heron[9] and Root Boy Slim.[10] Since 2014, Ron Holloway has led his own band; The Ron Holloway Band.
- ^ Feather, Leonard; Gitler, Ira (November 18, 1999). The Biographical Encyclopedia of Jazz. Oxford University Press. p. 326. ISBN 978-0-19-972907-4. Retrieved September 6, 2013.
- ^ Schreibman, Mike (July 7, 2010). "Wammie Winners". wamadc.com. Retrieved September 24, 2010.
- ^ Berndtson, Chad (November 15, 2010). "HT Interview: Warren Haynes". Glide Magazine. Retrieved December 14, 2010.
- ^ Budnick, Dean (October 12, 2010). "Warren Haynes: A Soul Man". Relix. Retrieved December 14, 2010.
- ^ Joyce, Mike (August 13, 2010). "Ron Holloway shares the stage with Tedeschi, Taj Mahal, Santana and many more". The Washington Post. Retrieved September 27, 2010.
- ^ Joyce, Mike (August 13, 2010). "Ron Holloway comes home to D.C. for a rare show at Blues Alley". The Washington Post. Retrieved September 27, 2010.
- ^ Maggin, Donald L. (March 28, 2006). Dizzy: The Life and Times of John Birks Gillespie. HarperCollins. p. 371. ISBN 978-0-06-055921-2. Retrieved September 6, 2013.
- ^ Taylor, Billy (1998). "Billy Taylor's Jazz at the Kennedy Center - Guest Artist Ron Holloway". NPR. Retrieved September 27, 2010.
- ^ Bogdanov, Vladimir; Woodstra, Chris; Erlewine, Stephen Thomas (2002). All Music Guide to Jazz: The Definitive Guide to Jazz Music. Backbeat Books. p. 609. ISBN 978-0-87930-717-2. Retrieved September 10, 2013.
- ^ Stokes, W. Royal (2002). Living the Jazz Life: Conversations with Forty Musicians about Their Careers in Jazz. Oxford University Press. p. 50. ISBN 978-0-19-515249-4. Retrieved September 10, 2013.
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