Kirk, Roland Rahsaan (ne Ronald Theodore) 7.aug.1935-5.dec.1977 USA Ohio, Columbus - Indiana, Bloomington
blind jazz saxophonist, 1969 he took the name Rahsaan, 1975 he had a serious heart attack which left him half-sided paralized but he continued playing saxophon with one hand, he died of a second heart attack after a performance in Bloomington while residing in East Orange New Jersey

[older sources give erroneously born 7.aug.1936]

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[J] High heeled sneekers
Roland Kirk saxophone

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