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Jackson, Ronald Shannon, 1940-2013

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Personal name headingJackson, Ronald Shannon, 1940-2013
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Variant(s)Jackson, Ron, 1940-2013
Jackson, Shannon, 1940-2013
See alsoCorporate body: Decoding Society (Musical group)
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Birth date19400112
Death date20131019
Place of birthFort Worth (Tex.)
Place of deathFort Worth (Tex.)
Field of activityJazz Avant-garde (Music)
Profession or occupationDrummer Composer Jazz musician
Found inColeman, O. Body meta [SR] p1978 (a.e.) container insert (Shannon Jackson, drums)
OCLC data base, 10/1/91 (hdgs.: Jackson, Ronald Shannon; Jackson, Shannon; usage: Ronald Shannon Jackson; Shannon Jackson)
New Grove dict. of jazz, 1988 (Jackson, Ronald Shannon; b. Fort Worth, TX, 1/12/40)
Carr, I. Jazz, 1988, c1987 (Jackson, Ronald Shannon; b. Fort Worth, Texas, 1/12/40)
Ayler, A. Slug's Saloon, May 1st 1966 [SR] p2000: container (Ron Jackson, percussion)
New York times (online), viewed Oct. 23, 2013 (in obituary published Oct. 22: Ronald Shannon Jackson; b. Jan. 12, 1940, Fort Worth; d. there Saturday [Oct. 19, 2013], aged 73; avant-garde drummer and composer who led an influential electric band (the Decoding Society) and performed with many of the greatest names in jazz)