Ronald Myers
Ronald V. Myers | |
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Myers at a 2013 performance | |
| Background information | |
| Born | February 29, 1956. |
| Origin | Chicago, Illinois, US |
| Died | September 7, 2018 (aged 62) |
| Genres | improvisational jazz praise & worship, hard bop, post-bop, progressive jazz, Soul-jazz, Jazz-funk |
| Occupations | Physician, christian minister, musician |
| Instruments | Trumpet, piano |
| Years active | 1974–2017 |
| Label | Moja Records |
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Ronald V. Myers, Sr. (born February 29, 1956 – September 7, 2018) was an American physician, Baptist minister, musician, and civil rights activist. He was the founder and chairman of several organizations active in the modern movement to promote the holiday Juneteenth. He worked in the field of medicine, providing care to poor rural residents of the American South. He also performed as a jazz musician.