John Blackwell Jr. (Drummer) Age, Wife, Family, Death Cause & More StarsUnfolded

Publish date: 2024-06-26

Bio
Real Name	John Blackwell Jr.
Profession	Drummer
Physical Stats & More
Height (approx.)	in centimeters- 183 cm in meters- 1.83 m in Feet Inches- 5’ 9”
Weight (approx.)	in Kilograms- 82 kg in Pounds- 181 lbs
Eye Colour	Black
Hair Colour	Salt & Pepper
Personal Life
Date of Birth	9 September 1973,
Date of Death	4 July 2017 (aged 43)
Place of Death	Tampa, Florida, USA
Death Cause	Brain Tumor
Age (as in 2016)	43 Years
Birth Place	Columbia, South Carolina, USA
Zodiac sign/Sun sign	Virgo
Nationality	American
Hometown	Columbia, South Carolina, USA
School	Not Known
College	Berklee College of Music, Boston, USA
Educational Qualifications	Not Known
Debut	Drumming: As Billy Eckstine's drummer (1990)
Family	Father- John Blackwell Sr. (Drummer) Mother- Not Known Brother- Not Known Sister- Not Known
Religion	Christianity
Ethnicity	Not Known
Hobbies	Traveling
Favourite Things
Favourite Musicians	Prince, Jeff Sipe, Maurice White, Malcolm-Jamal Warner, Gino Vannelli
Girls, Affairs and More
Sexual Orientation	Straight
Marital Status	Married
Affairs/Girlfriends	Yaritza
Wife/Spouse	Yaritza
Children	Son- Not Known Daughter- Not Known

Some Lesser Known Facts About John Blackwell Jr.

In 2000, he joined Prince’s band, ‘The New Power Generation’ and worked there for 15 years.

In 2016, he was diagnosed with ‘brain tumor’ which hugely affected his left arm and leg. Though he spent a long spell in the Tampa General Hospital’s Rehabilitation Center, where he was enrolled in intensive therapy, he lost his life after a year long battle with ‘brain tumor.’

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