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

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.

• Does John Blackwell Jr. smoke?: Not Known

• Does John Blackwell Jr. drink alcohol?: Not Known

• John started playing drums at the tender age of 3 years old.

• He initially worked as a drummer for the R&B diva Patti LaBelle.

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

• In 2006, he also toured with Justin Timberlake.

• In 2013, he also started working as a freelance drummer.

• 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.’