Wyatt Ruther, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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American musician
Date of Birth: 05-Feb-1923
Place of Birth: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States
Date of Death: 31-Oct-1999
Profession: jazz musician
Nationality: United States
Zodiac Sign: Aquarius 
About Wyatt Ruther
- Wyatt Robert "Bull" Ruther (February 5, 1923, Pittsburgh – October 31, 1999, San Francisco) was an American jazz double-bassist. Ruther played trombone in high school before picking up the double-bass.
- He studied at the San Francisco Conservatory of Music and the Pittsburgh Musical Institute, then played in New York City with Dave Brubeck (1951–52) and Erroll Garner (1951-55).
- He toured with Lena Horne in 1953 and recorded an album under his own name alongside Milt Hinton in 1955 for RCA Records entitled Basses Loaded.
- Following this he played with Toshiko Akiyoshi in 1956, then studied at the Royal Conservatory of Music in Toronto, Canada.
- While in Canada he played with the Canadian Jazz Quartet (1956–57) and Peter Appleyard (1957).
- He played in the U.S.
- during the same period with Ray Bryant, Zoot Sims, Bob Brookmeyer, and Chico Hamilton.
- He toured with George Shearing in 1959 and then played on a world tour with Buddy Rich in 1960-61.
- In 1962-63 he played in Gerry Mulligan's quartet, then joined Count Basie in 1964-65. Later in the 1960s, Ruther worked freelance in the San Francisco area, and played at the Olympic Hotel in Seattle from 1971 to 1973.
- He then moved to Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, and played with Fraser MacPherson from 1975 to 1979.
- He played at the Ankor Hotel in Vancouver in the early 1980s, and while there worked with Sammy Price, Jay McShann, and Dorothy Donegan.
- He returned to San Francisco in 1984, where he played until his death in 1999 when he died of a heart attack at age 76; he played with Stan Getz, Lou Stein, John Handy, Benny Carter, and Jerome Richardson in the late 1980s and early 1990s.
- Late in life he played regularly at the Bix Supper Club.
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