Person:Roy Meriwether (1)

Roy Meriwether

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Name	Roy Meriwether
Gender	Male
Birth`^?`	1943	Dayton, Montgomery, Ohio, United States
Residence^[1]	From 1976 to 2021	NYC, New York, United States
Occupation^[1]	Mar 1999	Grammy nominee
Education^[1]		Dayton, Montgomery, Ohio, United StatesDunbar High School
Occupation^[1]		jazz musician, composer, pianist
Death`^?`	2 Dec 2021	NYC, New York, United States

References

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 ^1.3 Dayton Weekly News An African American Community Newspaper
1, 10-17 Dec 2021.

Jazz Musician and Dayton Native, Roy Meriwether Dies at 78, includes photograph
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Dayton Daily News (Dayton, Ohio)27 Feb 1975, ThuPage 46 article and photograph
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Dayton Daily News (Dayton, Ohio)28 Mar 1976, SunPage Leisure 4 + 5 portrait sketch and article about production of Black Snow. Son of Rev. E. R. and Essie Meriwether of 1521 W First St. Youngest of 11 children. Beginnings performances at First Thessalonians Baptist Church. Roy's sister, Betty Adams, wrote lyrics for 5 of the songs in Black Snow.