Red Rodney was born on September 27, 1927 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. He was an actor, known for Bird (1988), Follow That Music (1947) and Floor Show (1948). He died on May 27, 1994 in Boynton Beach, Florida, USA.
Jazz trumpeter. He was one of the first white musicians to play with
Charlie Parker.
When touring with Charlie Parker in the American South he went by the
stage name of "Albino Red", because many municipalities had regulations
against mixed-race performance ensembles.