s R ugby . co . uk ▁ ▁Category : 1 9 9 7 ▁birth s ▁Category : New ▁Zealand ▁people ▁of ▁Sam o an ▁descent ▁Category : New ▁Zealand ▁rugby ▁union ▁players ▁Category : R ugby ▁union ▁hook ers ▁Category : R ugby ▁union ▁players ▁from ▁Lower ▁H utt ▁Category : L iving ▁people <0x0A> </s> ▁Norman ▁De we y ▁Ke en an ▁( Nov ember ▁ 2 3 , ▁ 1 9 1 6 , ▁Union , ▁South ▁Carolina ▁- ▁February ▁ 1 2 , ▁ 1 9 8 0 , ▁New ▁York ▁City ) ▁was ▁an ▁American ▁jazz ▁double - b ass ist . ▁ ▁Ke en an ▁began ▁on ▁piano ▁before ▁pick ing ▁up ▁bass ▁at ▁age ▁ 1 5 . ▁He ▁worked ▁with ▁T iny ▁Brad sh aw ▁( mid - 1 9 3 0 s ), ▁L ucky ▁Mill inder ▁( 1 9 3 9 – 4 0 ), ▁Henry ▁Well s ▁( 1 9 4 0 ), ▁Earl ▁B ost ic , ▁and ▁C oot ie ▁Williams , ▁and ▁jam med ▁at ▁M inton ' s ▁Play house ▁around ▁the ▁same ▁time . ▁Following ▁World ▁War ▁II ▁he ▁worked ▁with ▁Williams ▁again ▁and ▁with ▁Edd ie ▁C lean head ▁Vin son ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 7 - 4 9 . ▁From ▁ 1 9 4 9 ▁to ▁ 1 9 5 7 ▁he ▁was ▁the ▁bass ist ▁in ▁the ▁house ▁tri o ▁at ▁the ▁Village ▁V angu ard . ▁After ▁backing ▁Harry ▁Bel af onte