Wallace Roney
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About
Trumpeter who was the only musician personally mentored by Miles Davis.
Before Fame
It was discovered that he had perfect pitch when he was four years old and he was invited to learn with Sigmund Hering of the Philadelphia Orchestra three years later.
Trivia
He performed in more than 250 recordings.
Family Life
His grandfather was musician Roosevelt Sherman, his father presided over a labor union, and his brother Antoine Roney was a saxophonist.
Associated With
Roney took trumpet lessons from Clark Terry and Dizzy Gillespie.
