Sonny Rollins

06/05/2025 0 min

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Tenor saxophonist Walter Theodore Rollins, better known as Sonny Rollins, was born in New York City on September 7, 1930. After discovering Fats Waller and Louis Armstrong, he started playing the alto saxophone. Visit southcarolinapublicradio.org/rapponjazz for full transcripts.