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- Sun_Ra abstract "Sun Ra (born Herman Poole Blount, legal name Le Sony'r Ra; May 22, 1914 – May 30, 1993) was a prolific jazz composer, bandleader, piano and synthesizer player, poet and philosopher known for his "cosmic philosophy," musical compositions and performances. He was born in Birmingham, Alabama. He is a 1979 inductee of the Alabama Jazz Hall of Fame."Of all the jazz musicians, Sun Ra was probably the most controversial," critic Scott Yanow said, because of Sun Ra's eclectic music and unorthodox lifestyle. Claiming that he was of the "Angel Race" and not from Earth, but from Saturn, Sun Ra developed a complex persona using "cosmic" philosophies and lyrical poetry that made him a pioneer of afrofuturism. He preached awareness and peace above all. He abandoned his birth name and took on the name and persona of Sun Ra (Ra being the Egyptian God of the Sun), and used several other names throughout his career, including Le Sonra and Sonny Lee. Sun Ra denied any connection with his birth name, saying "That's an imaginary person, never existed … Any name that I use other than Ra is a pseudonym."From the mid-1950s to his death, Sun Ra led "The Arkestra" (a deliberate re-spelling of "orchestra"), an ensemble with an ever-changing name and flexible line-up, although certain core members remained with the group through its various incarnations (Marshal Allen, John Gilmore, June Tyson, and others). It was by turns called "The Solar Myth Arkestra", "His Cosmo Discipline Arkestra", the "Blue Universe Arkestra", "Myth Science Arkestra", "The Jet Set Omniverse Arkestra", and many other variations. Sun Ra asserted that the ever-changing name of his ensemble reflected the ever-changing nature of his music. His mainstream success was limited, but Sun Ra was a prolific recording artist and frequent live performer. His music ranged from keyboard solos to big bands of over 30 musicians and touched on virtually the entire history of jazz, from ragtime to swing music, from bebop to free jazz. He also used free improvisation and was one of the early musicians to make extensive use of electronic keyboards.".
- Sun_Ra activeYearsEndYear "1993".
- Sun_Ra activeYearsStartYear "1934".
- Sun_Ra alias "Ra, Le Sony'r; Blount, Sonny; Blount, Herman Poole".
- Sun_Ra alias "Sun Ra, Le Sony'r Ra".
- Sun_Ra background "non_vocal_instrumentalist".
- Sun_Ra birthDate "1914-05-22".
- Sun_Ra birthPlace Alabama.
- Sun_Ra birthPlace Birmingham,_Alabama.
- Sun_Ra birthPlace United_States.
- Sun_Ra birthYear "1914".
- Sun_Ra deathDate "1993-05-30".
- Sun_Ra deathPlace Alabama.
- Sun_Ra deathPlace Birmingham,_Alabama.
- Sun_Ra deathPlace United_States.
- Sun_Ra deathYear "1993".
- Sun_Ra genre Avant-garde_jazz.
- Sun_Ra genre Doo-wop.
- Sun_Ra genre Experimental_music.
- Sun_Ra genre Free_jazz.
- Sun_Ra genre Hard_bop.
- Sun_Ra genre Jazz_fusion.
- Sun_Ra genre Swing_music.
- Sun_Ra hometown Alabama.
- Sun_Ra hometown Birmingham,_Alabama.
- Sun_Ra hometown United_States.
- Sun_Ra instrument Celesta.
- Sun_Ra instrument Hammond_organ.
- Sun_Ra instrument Keyboard_instrument.
- Sun_Ra instrument Minimoog.
- Sun_Ra instrument Organ_(music).
- Sun_Ra instrument Piano.
- Sun_Ra occupation Bandleader.
- Sun_Ra occupation Composer.
- Sun_Ra recordLabel A&M_Records.
- Sun_Ra recordLabel Soul_Note.
- Sun_Ra recordLabel ESP-Disk.
- Sun_Ra recordLabel El_Saturn_Records.
- Sun_Ra recordLabel Impulse!_Records.
- Sun_Ra recordLabel Leo_Records.
- Sun_Ra recordLabel MPS_Records.
- Sun_Ra thumbnail Sun_Ra.jpg?width=300.
- Sun_Ra viafId "22328921".
- Sun_Ra wikiPageExternalLink outerspacewaysinc.com.
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- Sun_Ra wikiPageExternalLink SUNRA-interview.html.
- Sun_Ra wikiPageExternalLink www.thesunraarkestra.com.
- Sun_Ra wikiPageID "97582".
- Sun_Ra wikiPageRevisionID "605989139".
- Sun_Ra alias "Sun Ra, Le Sony'r Ra".
- Sun_Ra alternativeNames "Ra, Le Sony'r; Blount, Sonny; Blount, Herman Poole".
- Sun_Ra associatedActs "Arkestra".
- Sun_Ra background "non_vocal_instrumentalist".
- Sun_Ra birthDate "1914-05-22".
- Sun_Ra birthName "Herman Poole Blount".
- Sun_Ra caption "--02-27".
- Sun_Ra dateOfBirth "1914-05-22".
- Sun_Ra dateOfDeath "1993-05-30".
- Sun_Ra deathDate "1993-05-30".
- Sun_Ra genre Avant-garde_jazz.
- Sun_Ra genre Doo-wop.
- Sun_Ra genre Experimental_music.
- Sun_Ra genre Free_jazz.
- Sun_Ra genre Hard_bop.
- Sun_Ra genre Jazz_fusion.
- Sun_Ra genre Swing_music.
- Sun_Ra hasPhotoCollection Sun_Ra.
- Sun_Ra instrument Celesta.
- Sun_Ra instrument Hammond_organ.
- Sun_Ra instrument Keyboard_instrument.
- Sun_Ra instrument Minimoog.
- Sun_Ra instrument Organ_(music).
- Sun_Ra instrument Piano.
- Sun_Ra label A&M_Records.
- Sun_Ra label Soul_Note.
- Sun_Ra label ESP-Disk.
- Sun_Ra label El_Saturn_Records.
- Sun_Ra label Impulse!_Records.
- Sun_Ra label Leo_Records.
- Sun_Ra label MPS_Records.
- Sun_Ra name "Ra, Sun".
- Sun_Ra name "Sun Ra".
- Sun_Ra occupation Bandleader.
- Sun_Ra occupation Composer.
- Sun_Ra origin Alabama.
- Sun_Ra origin Birmingham,_Alabama.
- Sun_Ra origin United_States.
- Sun_Ra placeOfBirth Alabama.
- Sun_Ra placeOfBirth Birmingham,_Alabama.
- Sun_Ra placeOfBirth United_States.
- Sun_Ra placeOfDeath "Birmingham, Alabama, United States".
- Sun_Ra shortDescription "Jazz composer, bandleader".
- Sun_Ra wordnet_type synset-musician-noun-1.
- Sun_Ra yearsActive "1934".
- Sun_Ra description "Jazz composer, bandleader".
- Sun_Ra description "Jazz composer, bandleader".
- Sun_Ra subject Category:1914_births.
- Sun_Ra subject Category:1993_deaths.
- Sun_Ra subject Category:A&M_Records_artists.