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Stage Name Stories: Sun Ra

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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Leon Stark

When I looked at this picture, the first thought that came to my mind was ...

... Yoda, with a hat or turban covering his pointy ears.

August 07 2010 at 9:37 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
butcherbaby

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

April 11 2009 at 8:35 AM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
Bubba

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

February 29 2008 at 11:54 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply