Roland
Gresham
Sr.
Born in Rutherford, Tennessee, United States
Ancestors 
[sibling(s) unknown]
[spouse(s) unknown]
[children unknown]
Died
at age 78
in Rutherford, Tennessee, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 5 Feb 2022
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Biography
Roland Gresham Sr. is a part of US Black heritage.
Roland Gresham was an American jazz musician who taught guitar legend Jimi Hendrix. Roland also sang on stage with Etta James, and he once turned down a tour with Ray Charles because he preferred to stay home.
Roland Gresham was born in 1934. He was the son of David Gresham and Carrie Garrett.
He passed away in 2012. [1]
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Local jazz guitarist Roland Gresham passed away on Oct. 18, 2012, at the age of 78. Gresham was known widely as the guitar aficionado from The Roland Gresham Trio who also jammed with the likes of Etta James,.
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Renowned jazz musician, the late Roland Gresham of Murfreesboro, told The Daily News Journal in 1998 he taught guitar legend Jimi Hendrix, who died in 1970.
Hendrix moved to Nashville in 1962 and scored a residency at Club Del Morocco with his band, The King Kasuals. During that time, he learned under Gresham's tutelage.
Jazz guitarist Roland Gresham, seen performing at The Boro Bar and Grill in Murfreesboro, taught legendary rock star Jimi Hendrix.
Gresham, who died in 2012, also sang on stage with Etta James, and he once turned down a tour with Ray Charles because he preferred to stay home, he told the DNJ.[2]
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UZ6jpU5V320
Sources
- ↑ "United States Social Security Death Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KZP1-2SK : 12 January 2021), Roland P Gresham, 18 Oct 2012; citing U.S. Social Security Administration, Death Master File, database (Alexandria, Virginia: National Technical Information Service, ongoing).
- ↑ https://www.dnj.com/story/news/2021/02/25/black-history-month-murfreesboro-rutherford-county-mtsu-naacp-african-american-historical-society/6729279002/
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