Pharoah Sanders

About Pharoah Sanders

Birth Day: October 13, 1940
Birth Place: Little Rock, AR

Pharoah Sanders

Pharoah Sanders was born on October 13, 1940 in Little Rock, AR. Grammy Award-winning free jazz pioneer who is considered one of the greatest tenor saxophonists to ever live. Amiri Baraka supposedly gave him the name Pharaoh.
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Popular As Pharoah Sanders
Occupation Saxophonist
Age 84 years old
Zodiac Sign Libra
Born October 13, 1940 (Little Rock, AR)
Birthday October 13
Town/City Little Rock, AR
Nationality AR

🌙 Zodiac

Pharoah Sanders’s zodiac sign is Libra. According to astrologers, People born under the sign of Libra are peaceful, fair, and they hate being alone. Partnership is very important for them, as their mirror and someone giving them the ability to be the mirror themselves. These individuals are fascinated by balance and symmetry, they are in a constant chase for justice and equality, realizing through life that the only thing that should be truly important to themselves in their own inner core of personality. This is someone ready to do nearly anything to avoid conflict, keeping the peace whenever possible

🌙 Chinese Zodiac Signs

Pharoah Sanders was born in the Year of the Dragon. A powerful sign, those born under the Chinese Zodiac sign of the Dragon are energetic and warm-hearted, charismatic, lucky at love and egotistic. They’re natural born leaders, good at giving orders and doing what’s necessary to remain on top. Compatible with Monkey and Rat.

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About

Grammy Award-winning free jazz pioneer who is considered one of the greatest tenor saxophonists to ever live. Amiri Baraka supposedly gave him the name Pharaoh.

Before Fame

He performed with Sun Ra, but gained more popularity when he later worked with John Coltrane. He appeared on Ascension, Coltrane's influential 1965 release.

Trivia

He has performed internationally and has had a huge following in Japan.

Family Life

He was born in Little Rock, Arkansas.

Associated With

He was born Farrell Sanders, but Sun Ra gave him the nickname Pharoah, which stuck.

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