Wayman Tisdale (June 9, 1964 – May 15, 2009)

Wayman Tisdale, who became a successful jazz musician after retiring from pro basketball, died on Friday May 15 th, 2009 morning after a two-year battle with cancer.

Tisdale, 44, died in a Tulsa, Oklahoma, hospital, where his wife took him when he had trouble breathing.

His jazz recording career began in 1995, two years before his 1997 NBA retirement, with a debut CD that rose to No. 4 on Billboard's Contemporary Jazz chart and crossed over onto the R&B charts


http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wayman_Tisdale

Songs featuring Wayman Tisdale

http://www.playlist.com/playlist/16302842635