Rahsaan Roland Kirk

GPTKB entity

Statements (56)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:musician
gptkb:person
gptkb:saxophone
gptkbp:activeYearsEnd 1977
gptkbp:activeYearsStart 1955
gptkbp:birthDate 1935-08-07
gptkbp:birthName gptkb:Ronald_Theodore_Kirk
gptkbp:birthPlace gptkb:Columbus,_Ohio,_United_States
gptkbp:causeOfDeath stroke
gptkbp:children gptkb:Cory_Kirk
gptkb:Rory_Kirk
gptkbp:deathDate 1977-12-05
gptkbp:deathPlace gptkb:Bloomington,_Indiana,_United_States
gptkbp:disability eye
gptkbp:genre jazz
avant-garde jazz
hard bop
soul jazz
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Rahsaan Roland Kirk
gptkbp:influenced gptkb:Ian_Anderson
gptkb:Roland_Kirk_Quartet
gptkbp:influencedBy gptkb:Duke_Ellington
gptkb:Charlie_Parker
gptkb:John_Coltrane
gptkbp:instrument gptkb:saxophone
nose flute
stritch
manzello
gptkbp:nationality gptkb:American
gptkbp:notableFor political activism
playing multiple wind instruments simultaneously
unique stage presence
gptkbp:notableWork gptkb:Bright_Moments
gptkb:Blacknuss
gptkb:I_Talk_with_the_Spirits
gptkb:Rip,_Rig_and_Panic
gptkb:The_Inflated_Tear
gptkbp:occupation gptkb:musician
composer
gptkbp:recordLabel gptkb:Mercury_Records
gptkb:Verve_Records
gptkb:Atlantic_Records
gptkb:Warner_Bros._Records
gptkb:Limelight_Records
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Edith_Kirk
gptkbp:website http://www.rahsaankirk.com/
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Van_Dyck_Lounge
gptkb:Dorthaan_Kirk
gptkb:The_Complete_Science_Fiction_Sessions
gptkb:Todd_Barkan
gptkb:Roland_Kirk
gptkb:Dannie_Richmond
gptkb:Goodbye_Pork_Pie_Hat
gptkb:Jaki_Byard
gptkb:Down_Beat_Jazz_Hall_of_Fame
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6