Sun Ra

Born: Birmingham, AL, 1914

Years Active: 1958-1993

Member of: Sun Ra & His Year 2000 Myth Science Arkestra

Influenced by: Herbie Nichols, Duke Ellington, Gerry Mulligan, Fletcher Henderson, Tadd Dameron

Genre: Jazz

Biography: Of all the jazz musicians, Sun Ra was probably the most controversial. He did not make it easy for people to take him ...

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Stage Name Stories: Sun Ra

Feb 28 2008 12:00PM by Spinner Staff

Filed under: Concerts and Tours, The Hit List

Spinner.com: Born: Herman Poole BlountWhat's in a Name: The eccentric jazzman, who claimed he was from Saturn, named himself after the ancient Egyptian sun god. Also answered, somewhat less exotically, to the childhood nickname Sonny. Previous Next Listen to...Read more