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Red Saunders

American jazz drummer, vibraphonist, composer and bandleader. Born: March 2, 1912 in Memphis, Tennessee - Died: March 5, 1981 in Chicago, Illinois. "Red" played with Stomp King, Tiny Parham, and with own bands (1937-1963), Duke Ellington, Louis Armstrong, Woody Herman, Big Joe Turner, Little Brother Montgomery, Art Hodes, among others.