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Mickey Roker (Granville William Roker) was born on 3 September, 1932 in Miami, Florida, U.S., is an American drummer. Discover Mickey Roker's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is he in this year and how he spends money? Also learn how he earned most of networth at the age of 84 years old?

Popular As Granville William Roker
Occupation Musician
Age 84 years old
Zodiac Sign Virgo
Born 3 September, 1932
Birthday 3 September
Birthplace Miami, Florida, U.S.
Date of death 22 May, 2017
Died Place Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Nationality United States

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1921

Roker was still active on the Philadelphia music scene during the 21st century.

He died in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, at the age of 84, of natural causes, though he had been suffering from diabetes, lung cancer, and other health issues.

With Gene Ammons

With Roy Ayers

With Ray Brown

With Ray Bryant

With Jon Faddis

With Art Farmer

With Dizzy Gillespie

With Gigi Gryce

With Milt Jackson

With Willis Jackson

With Hank Jones

With Sam Jones

With Irene Kral

With Charles Kynard

With Mike Longo

With Junior Mance

With Blue Mitchell

With the Modern Jazz Quartet

With Lee Morgan

1932

Granville William "Mickey" Roker (September 3, 1932 – May 22, 2017) was an American jazz drummer.

Roker was born into extreme poverty in Miami to Granville (Sr.) and Willie Mae Roker.

After his mother died (his father never lived with them), when he was only ten, he was taken by his grandmother to live in Philadelphia with his uncle Walter, who gave him his first drum kit and communicated his love of jazz to his nephew.

He also introduced the young Roker to the jazz scene in Philadelphia, where drummer Philly Joe Jones became Roker's idol.

1950

In the early 1950s, he began to gain recognition as a sensitive yet hard-driving big-band drummer.

He was especially favored by Dizzy Gillespie, who remarked of him that "once he sets a groove, whatever it is, you can go to Paris and come back and it's right there. You never have to worry about it."

Roker was soon in demand for his supportive skills in both big-band and small-group settings.

1959

While in Philadelphia he played with Jimmy Oliver, Jimmy Heath, Jimmy Divine, King James and Sam Reed before moving to New York in 1959, where his first gigs were with Gigi Gryce, Ray Bryant, Joe Williams, Junior Mance, Nancy Wilson and the Duke Pearson big band.

1965

In 1965 Mickey joined Art Farmer and Benny Golson's revamped group, the "New York Jazz Sextet".

1992

In 1992, he replaced Connie Kay in the Modern Jazz Quartet.

He recorded with Dizzy Gillespie, Sonny Rollins, Duke Pearson, Tommy Flanagan, Ella Fitzgerald, Zoot Sims, Horace Silver, Junior Mance, Sarah Vaughan, Milt Jackson, Herbie Hancock, Phil Woods, Oscar Peterson, Ray Brown, Bucky Pizzarelli, Stanley Turrentine, Toshiko Akiyoshi, Hank Jones, Bobby Hutcherson, Joe Locke, and many other jazz musicians.