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Ruff, Willie

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Personal name headingRuff, Willie
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Variant(s)Ruff, Willie Henry, Jr.
See alsoCorporate body: Mitchell-Ruff Duo
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Corporate body: Mitchell-Ruff Trio
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Birth date1931-09-01
Death date2023-12-24
Place of birthSheffield (Ala.)
Field of activityJazz
Profession or occupationDouble bassists
Horn players
Jazz musicians
Found inZinsser, W. Willie and Dwike, c1984: CIP t.p. (Willie) galley (Willie Ruff)
Ruff, W. A call to assembly, 1991: t.p. (Willie Ruff) p. 15 (b. Labor Day, 1931, Sheffield, Ala.) index (Ruff, Willie Henry)
New Grove dict. of jazz, 2nd ed. (Ruff, Willie (Henry, Jr.); b. Sept. 1, 1931, Sheffield, AL; double bass and French horn player, and teacher)
The chronicle of higher education, Jan. 19, 2024: page 59 (Willie Ruff; died Dec. 24, 2023; jazz musician who taught at Yale University)