Alvin "Red" Tyler | |
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Background information | |
Birth name | Alvin Owen Tyler |
Born | New Orleans, Louisiana, United States | December 5, 1925
Died | April 3, 1998 New Orleans, Louisiana, United States | (aged 72)
Genres | |
Occupation(s) | Saxophonist, arranger |
Instrument | Saxophone |
Alvin Owen "Red" Tyler (December 5, 1925 – April 3, 1998)[1] was an American R&B and neo-bop jazz saxophonist, composer and arranger, regarded as "one of the most important figures in New Orleans R&B".[2]
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