Charlie Parker
| Born | August 29, 1920 |
| Hometown | Kansas City, Kansas, United States |
| Spouse | Chan Parker |
| Children | Baird Parker, Pree Parker |
| Parents | Charles Parker, Addie Parker |
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Roy Haynes, bebop jazz drummer who played with Charlie Parker, Billie Holiday and John Coltrane
- Roy Haynes, who has died aged 99, was one of jazz’s greatest drummers, a maestro of bebop with the crisp, rapid snare and cymbal patterns that earned him the nickname of “Snap Crackle”; he played with a panoply of leading lights, including Charlie Parker, Lester Young and Sarah Vaughan, while John Coltrane spoke admiringly of his ability to “spread the rhythm” beyond simple four-beat measures.
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