Herman Blount (Sun Ra)

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Musician

Nickname:

Sun Ra

Born:

May 22, 1914, Birmingham, AL

Died:

May 30, 1993, Birmingham, AL

Buried:

Elmwood Cemetery, Birmingham, AL

Notes:

Prolific jazz composer, bandleader, piano and synthesizer player, poet and philosopher known for his "cosmic philosophy," musical compositions and performances.
Blount entered Alabama A&M University in 1935. He didn't stay long, but while in Huntsville, he claimed he was abducted by a UFO. This became part of his mythic legend. - Encyclopedia of Alabama: Bio
Extremely innovative musical and performance styles.

Related Links:

YouTube: Space is the Place - Odd video
Official Web Site
YouTube: Space Time - Space Time
YouTube: Sun Ra - Over 5,000 videos on YouTube listing of SunRa - much of it is his music, but some of it focuses on his world view.
Blastitude: Interview - Interview with Sun Ra by John Sinclair
JazzWeekly - Interview with Marshall Allen about Sun Ra
Tipitinas - Interview with Michael Ray
Esoterica - M.A. Thesis on Sun Ra From Ephrata (F-Ra-Ta) to Arkestra by David Stowe
Space Is The Place. Jim Newman's Website for the film - Space Is The Place. Jim Newman's Website for the film
Google Images - MANY Possible Photos of Sun Ra
planet sun ra - Web Site
discogs.com - Albums and Singles
YouTube: Pyramids - Old footages of Sun Ra and his Arkestra by the pyramids and in Sardinia
elrarecords.com: Links - Links
Jazz Studies - Sun Ra's Home in Cyberspace
Sun R's Discography - Sun Ra's discography
discogs.com: Interview - Interview with Tyrone Hill, trombone player for the Sun Ra Arkestra
Blastitude: Article - Article on Blastitude.com
YouTube: Cosmos - Door to the Cosmos
Encyclopedia of Alabama: Bio - Bio
Encyclopedia of Alabama: Jazz Hall of Fame - Alabama Jazz Hall of Fame
s9.com - Bio with Photo

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