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Roger Kellaway

Roger Kellaway, American pianist and composer

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Born
November 1, 1940
Age in 2026
86
Zodiac sign
Scorpio
Birth year
1940

About Roger Kellaway

Roger Kellaway is an American composer, arranger and jazz pianist, who has recorded over 250 albums, and composed over 20 film scores. He is a Grammy Award winner and an Academy Award nominee. For their 1978 album, Nostalgia Suite, the group became a quintet with drummer Joe Porcaro. In 1964, Kellaway was a piano sideman for composer/arranger Boris Midney's group The Russian Jazz Quartet's album Happiness on ABC/Impulse jazz records.

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Roger Kellaway timeline

  1. In 1964, Kellaway was a piano sideman for composer/arranger Boris Midney's group The Russian Jazz Quartet's album Happiness on ABC/Impulse jazz records.
  2. For their 1978 album, Nostalgia Suite, the group became a quintet with drummer Joe Porcaro.

The world when Roger Kellaway was born

Roger Kellaway was born in 1940. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Culture in 1940

  • #1 song"In the Mood" – Glenn Miller
  • Top movieRebecca
  • Best-selling bookFor Whom the Bell Tolls – Ernest Hemingway

Headlines and milestones

  • Major sports momentFirst televised college basketball game
  • Top headlineWinston Churchill becomes British Prime Minister
  • Technology milestoneFirst McDonald's restaurant opens
  • Defining fadSwing music hits its peak
  • Notable inventionJeep (military vehicle)
  • World population2.30 billion

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderFranklin D. Roosevelt
  • Sports championCincinnati Reds (World Series)
  • U.S. population132.2M

1940 versus 2026

These figures put everyday life in Roger Kellaway's birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.

Measure19402026
Gas$0.18$3.45/gal
Average home$5,300$435,000
Average income$3,100$67,500
Minimum wage$0.30$7.25/hr (federal)
Movie ticket$0.25$11.95
Postage stamp$0.03$0.73
Population132.2M341 million

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