FM Ronald Simpson: 1960-2013
Posted in Drum Majors, Obituary on Sep 21st, 2013 35 Comments »
FM Ronald SimpsonPhoto by Daaim Shabazz. It is with extreme sadness that I inform The Chess Drum readership of the death of FM Ronald Simpson. He succumbed to Stage Four cancer on Thursday, September 19th. Simpson was an active member of the North Carolina community after being a legendary figure in New York’s “Black Bear […]