Home » Facts » This Day in Jazz History | Timeline | Jazz Birthdays | Quotes
March 16, 1983: Trumpeter Ernie Royal dies at 62.
More facts on this day:
- 1927
Cornetist Ruby Braff born in Boston, MA. - 1930
Pianist Tommy Flanagan born in Detroit, MI. - 1942
Pianist/composer Fats Waller records "Jitterbug Waltz." - 1956
Zoot Sims records in Paris. - 1958
Tina Brooks records "Minor Move" for Blue Note Records. - 1983
Trumpeter Ernie Royal dies at 62.