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Art does not begin with imitation, but with discipline.

Sun Ra

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Sun Ra
Age: 79 †
Born: 1914
Born: May 22
Died: 1993
Died: May 30
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Birmingham
Alabama
Sonny Blount
Herman Sonny Blount
Herman Poole Blount
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Le Sun Ra
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Sonny Bourke
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