Rufus Harley
Sign in to saveAmerican musician (1936-2006)
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- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Male
- Origin
- United States
- Active from
- 1936-05-20
- Active to
- 2006-07-31
jazz
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Rufus Harley, Jr. (b. near Raleigh, North Carolina, May 20, 1936; d. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, July 31, 2006) was an American jazz musician of mixed Cherokee and African ancestry, known primarily as the first jazz musician to adopt the Scottish great Highland bagpipe as his primary instrument. Although born near Raleigh, North Carolina, at an early age Harley moved with his mother to a poor neighborhood in North Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He began playing the C melody saxophone at age 12, an
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Rufus
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Raleigh
- Occupation
- jazz musician
- Genre
- post-bop
- Instrument
- saxophone
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- manner of death
- natural causes
- date of death
- 2006-08-01
- cause of death
- prostate cancer
- date of birth
- 1936-05-20
- start of work period
- 2005-00-00
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