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Sonny Rollins
American jazz saxophonist and composer
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dead
- born
- 1930
- died
- 2026
- age at death
- 95
- known for
- composer, bandleader, conductor
1930 β 2026

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who sonny rollins is
Walter Theodore "Sonny" Rollins was an American jazz tenor saxophonist who is widely recognized as one of the most important and influential jazz musicians in history.
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