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What was Ronald Shannon Jackson's career?
Ronald Shannon Jackson was an American jazz drummer and composer from Fort Worth, Texas. A pioneer of avant-garde jazz, free funk, and jazz fusion
What was one of Ronald Shannon Jackson's song titles?
Tracks on Ronald Shannon Jackson's album Decode Yourself were Bebop, Decoding, Thieves Market, Behind Plastic Faces, Software Shuffle, Snake Alley, Undressing, Love Words for a Queen, and Tricky Vic.
Did Ronald Shannon Jackson's Decode Yourself album hit the charts?

Question: How did he die?
Self-contained rewrite: How did Ronald Shannon Jackson die?