Background
Redman, Walter Dewey was born on May 17, 1931 in Fort Worth, Texas, United States. Son of George Dewey Redman and Odessa Wilson-Redman McMullan.
Redman, Walter Dewey was born on May 17, 1931 in Fort Worth, Texas, United States. Son of George Dewey Redman and Odessa Wilson-Redman McMullan.
Bachelor of Science, Northern Texas State College, 1959. Bachelor of Science, Prarie View A & M, 1953.
Teacher Plainview School District, Texas, 1956—1957, Bastron School District, 1958—1960. Jazz musician/performer Self-Employed, San Francisco, 1961—1967, Ornette Coleman/Keith Jarrett, New York City, from 1967. PFC United States Army, 1953-1955, Fort Bliss, Texas.
Prostate cancer activist Brooklyn Borough President Men's Health Initiative, from 1992. Member of American Federation Musicians.
Married Lidija Pedenska Redman, October 9, 1967. Married Pennie Wyse Redman, March 17, 1969 (divorced 1995). Children: Tarik, Kenthony Curtis, Joshua Redman Shedroff.