Space is the place the lives and times of Sun Ra

Sun Ra - a/k/a Herman Poole "Sonny" Blount - was born in Alabama on May 22, 1914. But like Father Divine and Elijah Muhammad, he made a lifelong effort to obscure many of the facts of his early life. After years as a rehearsal pianist for nightclub revues and in blues and swing bands, including Wyno...

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Main Author:	Szwed, John F., 1936-
Format:	Books Print Book
Language:	English
Published:	New York : Pantheon Books, ©1997.
Edition:	1st ed.
Subjects:	Sun Ra. Jazz musicians > United States > Biography. Composers > United States > Biography. Jazz > History and criticism. Biographies.
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