Ron Holloway

Quick Facts

Full Name	Ron Holloway
Occupation	Saxophonist
Date Of Birth	Aug 24, 1953(1953-08-24)
Age	71
Birthplace	Washington
Country	United States
Birth City	Washington, D.C.
Horoscope	Leo

Ron Holloway Biography

Ron Holloway is one of the most popular and richest Saxophonist who was born on August 24, 1953 in Washington, Washington, D.C., United States. He was a winner of 42 Washington Area Music Awards. He has collaborated with renowned artists such as Dizzy Giglipie.

He worked with Gil Scott Heron as part of the Amnesia Express team.

As the Washington D.C. music scene continued to thrive in the 1970s, Holloway joined popular R&B groups the Sounds of Shea and Mad Dog and the Lowlifers.

In 1974, Holloway went to see Freddie Hubbard in concert and brought an audio cassette tape he’d made while rehearsing to one of Hubbard’s recordings. During the intermission he introduced himself and played the tape for Hubbard. After hearing the tape, Hubbard invited Holloway to come back and play with him that Sunday night. He did so and at the end of the performance Hubbard extended an open invitation to sit in with him whenever Hubbard was in town.

Holloway was the son of two jazz lovers who raised him in Washington D.C.

Ron Holloway Net Worth

Ron Holloway is one of the richest Saxophonist from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Ron Holloway 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

He began practicing with different bands after he graduated high school. This allowed him to expand his musical horizons.

For many years, he worked with Susan Tedeschi’s group and even recorded with NPR.

Ronald Edward “Ron” Holloway (born August 24, 1953) is an American tenor saxophonist. He is listed in the Biographical Encyclopedia of Jazz where veteran jazz critic Ira Gitler described Holloway as a “Hard bear-down-hard- bopper who can blow authentic R&B and croon a ballad with warm, blue feeling.”

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In the early 1980s, Root Boy and Holloway made cameo appearances in a film made by the D.C. area comedy group known as The Langley Punks, for their Travesty Films group. Holloway recorded four albums with Root Boy and at least three 45’s: “Too Much Jawbone” with “Xmas at K-Mart” on the flip side, “The Meltdown” backed with “Graveyard of Losers” and “Dare to Be Fat” on I.R.S. Records. Holloway was a member of several Root Boy configurations from 1977 to 1987.

Facts & Trivia

Ron Ranked on the list of most popular Saxophonist. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. Ron Holloway celebrates birthday on August 24 of every year.

In 1979 Holloway sat in with Dizzy Gillespie at Ronnie Scott’s Jazz Club in London, England. Holloway continued to sit in with Gillespie well into the 1980s. On June 6, 1987, he performed with a large group of musicians honoring Gillespie at Wolf Trap National Park for the Performing Arts.

Top Facts about Ron Holloway

1. Ron Holloway is an American tenor saxophonist.
2. He has played with Dizzy Gillespie, Root Boy Slim, and Susan Tedeschi.
3. Holloway has recorded over 20 albums as a bandleader.
4. He was a member of the Warren Haynes Band for 8 years.
5. Holloway has performed at the White House twice.
6. He has been featured on over 100 recordings as a sideman.
7. Holloway was named “Best Tenor Saxophonist” by Washington City Paper in 2019.
8. He is known for his soulful and bluesy style of playing.
9. Holloway has toured extensively throughout the United States and Europe.
10. He continues to perform and record music today, inspiring new generations of musicians.