Name
Sun Ra
Known For
Acting
Birthday
1914-05-22
Deathday
1993-05-30 (79 years old)
Place of Birth
Birmingham, Alabama , U.S.
Biography
Sun Ra (born Herman Poole Blount, legal name Le Sony'r Ra; May 22, 1914 – May 30, 1993) was an American jazz composer, bandleader, piano and synthesizer player, poet and philosopher known for his experimental music, "cosmic philosophy," prolific output, and theatrical performances. For much of his career, Ra led "The Arkestra", an ensemble with an ever-changing name and flexible line-up.
Known For
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Untold stories behind the culture-defining and newsmaking musical performances, sketches a...
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Sun Ra and his Solar Myth Arkestra return to Earth after several years in space. Ra procla...
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Robert Mugge filmed jazz great Sun Ra on location in Philadelphia, Baltimore, and Washingt...
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Filmed in Chicago & finished in 1959, The Cry of Jazz is filmmaker, composer and arran...
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Multi-faceted artist Phil Niblock captures a brief moment of an interstellar communication...
- 2017 Rebirth Is Necessary as Self (Archive Footage)
- 1974 Space Is the Place as Himself
- 1980 Sun Ra: A Joyful Noise as Himself
- 2013 I Don't Feel at Home in This World Anymore: Film, Stories & Images from the Mississippi Records and Alan Lomax Archive as Himself
- 2023 Betye Saar: Drifting Toward Twilight
- 1966 The Magic Sun
- Soon John Cage Meets Sun Ra as Himself
- 1968 Spaceways as Himself
- 1984 Mystery Mister Ra as Self
- 2005 Sun Ra: Brother From Another Planet as Self
- 2008 Jazz Evolution as Self - Organ
- Soon Sun Ra Arkestra: Live in West Berlin 1983 as Self
- 2025 Sun Ra: Do the Impossible as Self (archive footage)
- 2025 Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music as Self (archive footage)
- 2025 The Magic City: Birmingham according to Sun Ra as Self
- 1975 Saturday Night Live ( 1 episode ) as Self - Musical Guest
