Ronnie Bedford (June 2, 1931 – December 20, 2014) was an American

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drummer and professor. Born in

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, Bedford was one of the founders of the Yellowstone Jazz Festival held annually in

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, and was the recipient of the 1993 Wyoming Governor's Award for the Arts. In 1993 he released a self-published CD, ''Tour de West''. He later produced three more albums for

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. Bedford lived in

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and taught percussion at

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.Ronnie Bedford
Ronald H. Bedford June 2, 1931 – December 20, 2014. Retrieved on December 29, 2014.

Discography

As leader

*''Just Friends'' (Progressive, 1993) *''Triplicity'' (Progressive, 1998) *''Tour de West: Where the Beboppers Roam'' (Ronnie Bedford Music, 1998) *''QuaDRUMvirate'' (Progressive, 1999)

As sideman

With

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* '' My Kind of Trouble'' (Pablo, 1989) * ''

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'' (MusicMasters, 1989) With

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'' (MusicMasters, 1989) With

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* '' Funky Butt'' (Progressive, 1980) With

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* ''Sweet and Swinging'' (Progressive, 1978) With

Buddy DeFranco Boniface Ferdinand Leonard "Buddy" DeFranco (February 17, 1923 – December 24, 2014) was an American jazz clarinetist. In addition to his work as a bandleader, DeFranco led the Glenn Miller Orchestra for almost a decade in the 1960s and 1970s. ...

* ''Like Someone in Love'' (Progressive, 1989) With

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* ''Invitation'' (Progressive, 1993) – recorded in 1978 * ''Jazz Dancing'' (Solid, 2016) – recorded in 1977 With

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*'' Arigato'' (Progressive, 1976) With

Rod Levitt Rodney Charles Levitt (September 16, 1929 in Portland, Oregon – May 8, 2007 in Wardsboro, Vermont) was an American jazz trombonist, composer, and bandleader. Levitt studied composition at the University of Washington, where he took his BA ...

*''

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*''

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'' (Impulse!, 1963) With Derek Smith *''Plays Jerome Kern'' (Progressive, 1980) With

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*'' Morning Mist'' (Prestige, 1965) Main source:

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Bedford, Ronnie 1931 births 2014 deaths American jazz drummers Drummers from Wyoming Place of birth missing People from Powell, Wyoming