Ron Holloway
American tenor saxophonist / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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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]
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Birth name | Ronald Edward Holloway |
Born | (1953-08-24) August 24, 1953 (age 70) 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 |
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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.