Sonny Rollins
Hard bop, Musical Artist
1930 –
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Who is Sonny Rollins?
Theodore Walter "Sonny" Rollins is an American jazz tenor saxophonist. Rollins is widely recognized as one of the most important and influential jazz musicians. A number of his compositions, including "St. Thomas", "Oleo", "Doxy", and "Airegin", have become jazz standards.
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- Born
- Sep 7, 1930
New York City - Also known as
- Sonny Rollins & Co.
- Sony Rollins & Co.
- Theodore Walter Rollins
- Rollins, Sonny
- Sonny Rolllins
- Newk
- Colossus
- Uncle Don
- Spouses
- Lucille Pearson
(1965 - 2004)
- Lucille Pearson
- Ethnicity
- African American
- Nationality
- United States of America
- Profession
- Lived in
- New York City
Submitted
on July 23, 2013
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