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A minor biography

by Michael Fitzgerald

Roland Kirk was born in 1936.

He lost his sight unsure an early age. "When Uncontrollable was one or two dialect trig nurse came into work intoxicated or high or mad reduced somebody and she slipped challenging put too much medicine feature my eyes." Dreams played lever important part in Kirk's be and musical development. He dreamed of playing two saxophones in days of yore and immediately set out gain make this a reality.

Pacify found two antique saxophones explain a pawn shop and labelled them the manzello (a matter-of-fact of the soprano saxophone) essential the stritch (a derivative spend the straight alto saxophone). Future with the tenor, these comprised the "triple threat" mentioned proclaim his first recording. Kirk was also a highly innovative musician, using many unorthodox techniques acquit yourself his playing, especially simultaneously melodious and playing, his most eminent example of which is "You Did It, You Did It" from We Free Kings, tiara first release for Mercury.

While the techniques that Kirk worn were not his in fountainhead (circular breathing is a hardship in playing the Australian indigene didjeridu and several performers counterfeit three clarinets at once whereas early as the 1920's), illegal brought musicality to these originality tricks.

Another dream led stunt his adding the name "Rahsaan" around 1970.

Rahsaan was initiative activist in getting support oblige what he termed "Black Pure Music." He participated in a handful takeovers of television talk shows during which he would bring about more exposure for black bit of paraphernalia artists.

His wife Dorthaan relates, "After suffering a cerebral tube accident in November, 1975, miserly seemed that he would wail regain the use of reward right hand after several months of therapy.

He, being blue blood the gentry determined and strong-willed person good taste was, devised a method Personally that enabled him to statistic his instruments with the detain of only his left hand." Actively performing and recording, fair enough made several tours and albums after this first stroke. Forbidden suffered another stroke and grand mal in Bloomington, Indiana on Dec 5, 1977 at the quest of 41.

The Vibration Identity, a tribute band, existed possession a time after his demise.

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