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Sun Ra

1914 - 1993

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Le Sony'r Ra (born Herman Poole Blount, May 22, 1914 – May 30, 1993), better known as Sun Ra, was an American jazz composer, bandleader, piano and synthesizer player, and poet 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. Born and raised in Alabama, Blount became involved in the Chicago jazz scene during the late 1940s. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Sun Ra has received more than 2,076,110 page views. His biography is available in 31 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 30 in 2019). Sun Ra is the 672nd most popular composer (down from 648th in 2019), the 3,211th most popular biography from United States (down from 3,071st in 2019) and the 40th most popular American Composer.

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  • 31

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  • 3.16

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  • 4.02

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among COMPOSERS

Among composers, Sun Ra ranks 672 out of 1,216Before him are Hans Rott, Joseph Canteloube, Vittoria Aleotti, Thomas Newman, Johann Crüger, and Franchinus Gaffurius. After him are Anton Schindler, Josef Bohuslav Foerster, Giuseppe Sammartini, Eduardo di Capua, André Messager, and Isang Yun.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1914, Sun Ra ranks 126Before him are Hans Hellmut Kirst, Paul Tortelier, Maxim of Bulgaria, Joe Shuster, Baba Amte, and Howard Fast. After him are Kenny Clarke, Yahya Khan, Martin Ritt, Taisen Deshimaru, Jens Otto Krag, and Budd Schulberg. Among people deceased in 1993, Sun Ra ranks 89Before him are József Antall, Richard Jordan, William L. Shirer, Frunzik Mkrtchyan, GG Allin, and Raymond Burr. After him are Marian Anderson, Monte Melkonian, Bruno Rossi, Deke Slayton, Juan Jesús Posadas Ocampo, and Sebastiano Baggio.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Sun Ra ranks 3,211 out of 18,182Before him are Howard Fast (1914), Christina Ricci (1980), Mimsy Farmer (1945), Sarah Paulson (1974), Chaka Khan (1953), and David Ogden Stiers (1942). After him are Kenny Clarke (1914), Steve Bannon (1953), Rainn Wilson (1966), Erik Estrada (1949), Fergie (1975), and Levi P. Morton (1824).

Among COMPOSERS In United States

Among composers born in United States, Sun Ra ranks 40Before him are Carmine Coppola (1910), Jonathan Larson (1960), Ernest Guiraud (1837), Basil Poledouris (1945), Alex North (1910), and Thomas Newman (1955). After him are Dave Grusin (1934), Amy Beach (1867), Harold Arlen (1905), Edward MacDowell (1860), Jerome Kern (1885), and Elliott Carter (1908).