Sun Ra Jazz composer bandleader
Sun Ra is a 79 years old Jazz composer bandleader from . Sun Ra was born on May 22, 1914 (died on May 30, 1993, he was 79 years old) in . His nickname was Ra Le Sony'r; Blount Sonny; Blount Herman Poole, Sun Ra Le Sony'r Ra.
About
No, he died on 05/30/1993, 30 years ago. He was 79 years old when he died. Cause of death: pneumonia. He died in Birmingham and buried in Elmwood Cemetery .
Works
Sun Ra Albums (129)
There are 129 albums of Sun Ra.
His last album Golden Selection (Remastered) released 2 years 6 months ago. When Golden Selection (Remastered) released, he was 107 years old. This album contains 60 tracks
His first album Sound Sun Pleasure released 65 years ago, he was 44 years old when this album released. There were 6 songs in this album.
Golden Selection (Remastered)
We Love Sun Ra
Lanquidity (Definitive Edition)
My Sun Song
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Popular Sun Ra Songs
- Door Of The Cosmos (Sleeping Beauty, released 19 years ago)
- Enlightenment (Sound Sun Pleasure, released 65 years ago)
- Space Is The Place (The Other Side of the Sun, released 45 years ago)
- Nuclear War (A Fireside Chat with Lucifer, released 42 years ago)
- When There Is No Sun (New Steps, released 46 years ago)
- Springtime Again (Sleeping Beauty, released 19 years ago)
- Tapestry From An Asteroid (We Travel the Spaceways, released 9 years ago)
- Door To The Cosmos (DJ-Kicks (Motor City Drum Ensemble) [Mixed Tracks], released 12 years ago)
- Dreaming - Mixed (Gilles Peterson Presents Sun Ra And His Arkestra: To Those Of Earth... And Other Worlds (Mixed Tracks), released 8 years ago)
- Love In Outer Space (Haverford College, Jan. 25, 1980 (Solo Rhodes Piano), released 4 years ago)
Sun Ra Movies (14)
There are 14 movies of Sun Ra.
His first feature film was Space Is the Place (1974). He was 60 when he starred in this movie. Since 1974, he has appeared in 14 feature films. The last one is I Don't Feel at Home in This World Anymore: Film, Stories & Images from the Mississippi Records and Alan Lomax Archive (2013). In this movie, we watched him as himself .
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Sun Ra movie characters
The names of the characters/jobs in the films he starred in are as follows:
| Character/Job | Movie | Age |
|---|---|---|
| Writer | Space Is the Place (1974) | 60 |
| Music | Space Is the Place (1974) | 60 |
| Himself | Space Is the Place (1974) | 60 |
| Himself | Sun Ra: A Joyful Noise (1980) | 66 |
| Music | The Cry of Jazz (1959) | 44 |
| Organ | Jazz Evolution (2008) | 94 |
| The Magic Sun (1966) | 51 | |
| Music | The Magic Sun (1966) | 51 |
| Himself | Spaceways (1968) | 53 |
| Mystery Mister Ra (1984) | 70 | |
| Music | Mystery Mister Ra (1984) | 70 |
| Music | Theatre of Hope (1987) | 72 |
| Himself | Sun Ra: Brother From Another Planet (2005) | 90 |
| Himself | I Don't Feel at Home in This World Anymore: Film, Stories & Images from the Mississippi Records and Alan Lomax Archive (2013) | 99 |
Sun Ra TV Shows (1)
His first TV Show was Saturday Night Live (1975).
Education
He graduated from Alabama Agricultural And Mechanical University
What was Sun's zodiac sign?Sun Ra zodiac sign was gemini.
Other facts about Sun Ra
| Alias | Ra Le Sony'r; Blount Sonny; Blount Herman Poole, Sun Ra Le Sony'r Ra |
|---|---|
| Place of death | Birmingham |
| Genre | Swing music, Experimental music, Doo-wop, Free jazz, Avant-garde jazz, Hard bop, Jazz fusion |
| Hometown | Alabama, Birmingham Alabama, United States |
| Instrument | Hammond organ, Piano, Celesta, Keyboard instrument, Minimoog, Organ (music) |
| Given name | Herman , series ordinal: 1 |
| Official website | Sun Ra official website |
| Sexual orientation | Asexuality |
| Genre | Bebop |
| Place of burial | Elmwood Cemetery |
| Europeana entity | Agent/base/60958 |
| Date of death | 1993-05-30T00:00:00Z |
| Ethnic group | African Americans |
| Cause of death | Pneumonia |
| Record | BYG Actuel |
| Instrument | Organ |
| Country of citizenship | United States Of America |
| Manner of death | Natural Causes |
| Work period (start) | 1934-01-01T00:00:00Z |
| Discography | Sun Ra Discography |
| Family name | Blount. Show people with the surname Blount |
| Field of work | Music |
| Notable work | The Heliocentric Worlds Of Sun Ra, Volume One |
| Languages spoken, written or signed | English |
