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Ronnie Burrage
Ronnie Burrage, born James Ronaldo Burrage on October 19, 1959 in St. Louis,
Missouri, is an American jazz drummer known for blending jazz, funk, and soul.
He started his musical career at age seven as a member of the St. Louis
Cathedral boys' choir and performed with Duke Ellington at nine. Burrage's early
groups included The Soul Flamingos and Fontella Bass. At 17, he moved to New
York City, collaborating with musicians like Lester Bowie and Teruo Nakamura. In
the late 1970s, Burrage attended North Texas State University on a full music
scholarship. Throughout the 1980s and 199...
