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Date of Birth
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07-September-1930
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Place of Birth
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New York City
(New York, United States of America, Area code 917)
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Nationality
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United States of America
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Also know as
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Sonny Rollins & Co., Sony Rollins & Co., Theodore Walter Rollins, Rollins, Sonny, Sonny Rolllins, Newk, Colossus, Uncle Don, Theodore Sonny Rollins
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Profession
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Musician, Composer, Bandleader, Saxophonist
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Theodore Walter "Sonny" Rollins is an American jazz tenor saxophonist. Rollins is widely recognized as one of the most important and influential jazz musicians. A number of his compositions, including "St. Thomas", "Oleo", "Doxy", and "Airegin", have become jazz standards.
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