Roy Haynes, a Giant of Jazz Drumming, Is Dead at 99
An irrepressible force who remained relevant over the course of a seven-decade career, he had a hand in every major ...
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Roy Haynes, pioneering modern jazz drummer, has died at 99
(SOUNDBITE OF LESTER YOUNG'S "DING DONG") ERIC WESTERVELT, BYLINE: Roy Haynes' nickname was Snap Crackle, and you could hear it from his earliest recordings - that crisp, rapid-fire snare drum and the ...