Rahsaan Roland Kirk

Summary

Rahsaan Roland Kirk is a human^[1]. His place of birth was Columbus^[2]. He was born on August 7, 1935^[3]. He passed away in Bloomington^[4]. He died on December 5, 1977^[5]. He worked as a composer^[6], clarinetist^[7], saxophonist^[8], oboist^[9], and jazz musician^[10]. He ranks in the top 0.69% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (600 views/month, #6,940 of 1,000,298).^[11]

Key Facts

• Rahsaan Roland Kirk's place of birth was Columbus^[2].
• Rahsaan Roland Kirk died in Bloomington^[4].
• Rahsaan Roland Kirk was born on August 7, 1935^[3].
• Rahsaan Roland Kirk died on December 5, 1977^[5].
• Burial took place at Evergreen Burial Park^[12].
• Rahsaan Roland Kirk held citizenship in United States^[13].
• Rahsaan Roland Kirk is identified as part of the African Americans ethnic group^[14].
• Rahsaan Roland Kirk worked as a composer^[6].
• Rahsaan Roland Kirk's professions included clarinetist^[7].
• Rahsaan Roland Kirk worked as a saxophonist^[8].
• Rahsaan Roland Kirk worked as an oboist^[9].
• Rahsaan Roland Kirk's professions included jazz musician^[10].
• Rahsaan Roland Kirk worked as a recording artist^[15].
• Rahsaan Roland Kirk is recorded as male^[16].
• Rahsaan Roland Kirk's instance of is recorded as human^[17].
• Rahsaan Roland Kirk's genre is jazz^[18].
• Rahsaan Roland Kirk's genre is hard bop^[19].
• Rahsaan Roland Kirk's genre is swing^[20].
• Rahsaan Roland Kirk's record label is recorded as Warner Bros. Records^[21].
• Rahsaan Roland Kirk's record label is recorded as Atlantic Records^[22].
• Rahsaan Roland Kirk's record label is recorded as Chess Records^[23].
• Rahsaan Roland Kirk's record label is recorded as King^[24].
• Rahsaan Roland Kirk's discography is recorded as Roland Kirk discography^[25].
• Rahsaan Roland Kirk's Commons category is recorded as Roland Kirk^[26].
• The cause of death was stroke^[27].

Product Details

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• Type: Person^[28]

• Country: US^[29]

• Began / founded: 1935-08-07^[30]

• Ended / dissolved: 1977-12-05^[31]

• Genre(s): hard bop, jazz, soul jazz^[32]

• Community tags: 2008 universal fire victim, hard bop, jazz, jazz and blues, soul jazz^[33]

• MusicBrainz ID: 4a1f7fe0-e509-4c4a-9fa1-9cf6c3ca891c^[34]

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Origins and Family

Rahsaan Roland Kirk's place of birth was Columbus^[2]. He was born on August 7, 1935^[3]. He is identified as part of the African Americans ethnic group^[14].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include composer^[6], clarinetist^[7], saxophonist^[8], oboist^[9], jazz musician^[10], and recording artist^[15].

Death and Burial

Rahsaan Roland Kirk died on December 5, 1977^[5]. He passed away in Bloomington^[4]. The cause of death was stroke^[27]. Burial took place at Evergreen Burial Park^[12].

Why It Matters

Rahsaan Roland Kirk ranks in the top 0.69% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (600 views/month, #6,940 of 1,000,298).^[11] He has Wikipedia articles in 18 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[35] He is known by 15 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[36]

FAQs

Where was Rahsaan Roland Kirk born?

Rahsaan Roland Kirk was born in Columbus^[2].

Where did Rahsaan Roland Kirk die?

Rahsaan Roland Kirk died in Bloomington^[4].

What did Rahsaan Roland Kirk do for work?

Rahsaan Roland Kirk worked as composer^[6], clarinetist^[7], saxophonist^[8], oboist^[9], and jazz musician^[10].