Rocco, Maurice
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Name (Latin)
Rocco, Maurice
Other forms of name
Rockhold, Marica John
Date of birth
1915-06-26
Date of death
1976-03-24
Gender
male
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Sources of Information
- The Genius of jazz giants, 198-:t.p. (Maurice Rocco)
- Wikipedia, February 11, 2025(Maurice Rocco (born Maurice John Rockhold; June 26, 1915 - March 24, 1976) was an American pianist, singer, and composer known for playing boogie-woogie piano and his disdain for using a piano bench. He was a top nightclub and theater draw in the 1940s, and made several film appearances. He toured the United States, Canada, and Europe before becoming a fixture in Bangkok, Thailand, where he was murdered)