- Born
- Died
- Birth nameHerman Poole Blount
- Nickname
- Sonny
- Sun Ra was born on May 22, 1914 in Birmingham, Alabama, USA. He was a composer and writer, known for Space Is the Place (1974), The Last Thing He Wanted (2020) and Deceiver (1997). He died on May 30, 1993 in Birmingham, Alabama, USA.
- Claimed to be from a different planet.
- Leader of the Sun Ra Arkestra.
- He played the piano, organ, and synthesizer.
- Inducted into the Big Band and Jazz Hall of Fame in 1987.
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