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July 17, 2013
Peter Appleyard, English-Canadian vibraphone player and composer (born 1928)
Peter Appleyard
Peter Appleyard, was a British–Canadian jazz vibraphonist, percussionist, and composer.
Vibraphone
The vibraphone is a percussion instrument in the metallophone family. It consists of tuned metal bars and is typically played by using mallets to strike the bars. A person who plays the vibraphone is called a vibraphonist, vibraharpist, or vibist.