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What was Sun Ra’s birth name?

  • James Blount

  • Herman Poole Blount

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Sun Ra's birth name was Herman Poole Blount. He was an American jazz composer, bandleader, and multi-instrumentalist. He was known for his innovative musical style, which combined jazz, funk, blues, and avant-garde music. He also had a strong interest in Egyptian mythology, and many of his songs and albums were inspired by this. Sun Ra died in 1993 at the age of 79.
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