Sun Ra
Born:
05/22/1914
City:
Birmingham
Region:
Alabama
Country:
USA
Died:
05/30/1993
Years Active:
1934-1993
Genre(s):
Instruments:
Piano
Former Members:
Associated Artists:
Image Credit:
By Pandelis karayorgis at English Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=15722215 / desaturated from original
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Sun Ra (born Herman Poole Blount, legal name Le Sony'r Ra) was a prolific jazz composer, bandleader, piano and synthesizer player, poet and philosopher known for his "cosmic philosophy," musical compositions and performances.