Pete La Roca
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| Gender | Male |
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| Death | 13 years ago |
| Date of birth | April 7,1938 |
| Zodiac sign | Aries |
| Born | Harlem |
| New York City | |
| New York | |
| United States | |
| Date of died | November 20,2012 |
| Died | New York City |
| New York | |
| United States | |
| Full name | Peter Sims |
| Albums | Basra |
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| Music groups | John Coltrane Quartet |
| Job | Musician |
| Jazz Drummer | |
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| ID | 528680 |
Pete La Roca Life story
Pete La Roca was an American jazz drummer. Born and raised in Harlem by a pianist mother and a stepfather who played trumpet, he was introduced to jazz by his uncle Kenneth Bright, a major shareholder in Circle Records and the manager of rehearsal spaces above the Lafayette Theater.