Mickey Roker

Granville William "Mickey" Roker (September 3, 1932 – May 22, 2017) was an American jazz drummer. He was born in Miami, Florida. In 1992, he replaced Connie Kay in the Modern Jazz Quartet. Feather, Leonard and Gitler, Ira (1999) The Biographical Encyclopedia of Jazz, p. 356. Oxford University Press at Google Books. Retrieved 1 May 2013. He played with Jimmy Oliver, Jimmy Heath, Jimmy Divine, King James and Sam Reed before moving to New York in 1959.

Roker died on May 22, 2017 from lung cancer in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania at the age of 84.

References

Other websites
 Adler, David R. "Old-school drummer shares laughs, post-bebop classics". philly.com (12/31/2007)
 Delvecchia, Mike. "Mickey Roker: The Voltan of Ortlieb's Jazzhaus". Philadelphia Arts Writers Web site (June 2004) 
 "Mickey Roker" (Drummerworld Web Site)
DTM interview

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Category:American jazz musicians
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