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
Ethnicity
  • African American
Nationality
  • United States of America
Profession
Lived in
  • New York City

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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