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Ralph Penland is an American drummer and percussionist. He is best known for his work with the jazz fusion band Weather Report, which he joined in 1976. He has also worked with a variety of other artists, including Herbie Hancock, Chick Corea, and Miles Davis. Ralph Penland was born on February 15, 1953 in Cincinnati, Ohio. He began playing drums at the age of nine, and by the time he was in high school, he was playing professionally. He attended the University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music, where he studied percussion and jazz. Ralph Penland has worked with a variety of artists, including Herbie Hancock, Chick Corea, and Miles Davis. He has also released several solo albums, including "Ralph Penland Plays Weather Report" (1980) and "Ralph Penland Plays the Music of Weather Report" (1982). Ralph Penland is currently 61 years old. He has a net worth of $1 million. He has earned his wealth through his career as a drummer and percussionist.

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Age 61 years old
Zodiac Sign Aquarius
Born 15 February, 1953
Birthday 15 February
Birthplace Cincinnati, Ohio, United States
Date of death March 14, 2014,
Died Place Los Angeles, California, United States
Nationality United States

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1970

Penland was a percussionist with the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra as a high schooler. He attended the New England Conservatory of Music and played in Boston with Gil Scott-Heron and Webster Lewis; he also played in New York in the early 1970s where he played with Freddie Hubbard among others. In 1975 he moved to Los Angeles and led his own group, Penland Polygon; he also worked as a session musician for Chet Baker, Kenny Burrell, Eddie Harris, Harold Land, Charles Lloyd, Ronnie Matthews, and Nancy Wilson. In the 1980s he worked with George Cables, Dianne Reeves, Buddy Montgomery, Charlie Rouse, Jimmie Rowles, Rick Zunigar, Andy Simpkins, Dave Mackay, Bunky Green, Richard Todd, and John Nagourney. In the 1990s he toured with Frank Sinatra, Herbie Hancock, and Carlos Santana, and was active as a studio drummer, recording with Bob Cooper, Eddie Daniels, James Leary, Marc Copland, Dieter Ilg, Lou Levy, Carmen Bradford, Janis Siegel, Fred Hersch, Rickey Woodard, Carmen Lundy, Joe Sample, and Miki Coltrane. Penland died of a heart attack in 2014.

1953

Ralph Morris Penland (born February 15, 1953, Cincinnati, died March 13, 2014) was an American jazz drummer.