Stage Name Stories: Sun Ra

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Born: Herman Poole Blount

What's in a Name: The eccentric jazzman, who claimed he was from Saturn, named himself after the ancient Egyptian sun god. Also answered, somewhat less exotically, to the childhood nickname Sonny.

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Bubbaat 2-29-2008

that's a dude...must be what dudes look like on Saturn.

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xbutcherbabyxat 4-11-2009

i was hoping sun ra would be on here! another underappraciated musical genius!

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