Jazz Legend Sonny Rollins Dies at 95
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Summary
Sonny Rollins, the legendary saxophonist widely regarded as one of the most important figures in jazz history, has died at age 95 at his home in Woodstock, New York. Born Walter Theodore Rollins in Harlem to immigrant parents from the Virgin Islands, he began studying art and saxophone as a child, graduated high school in 1948, and started his professional career playing tenor sax for singer Babs Gonzales before becoming a towering influence in jazz.
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Rollins died at home in Woodstock, New York on Monday.
No cause of death has been reported.
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