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  1. DoomsdaysCW @[email protected] ·

    #JazzLegend #SonnyRollins dies aged 95

    by Toby Mann, May 26, 2026

    "Legendary Jazz musician Sonny Rollins, who was known as the '#SaxophoneColossus', has died aged 95.

    "He died at his home in Woodstock, New York, on Monday afternoon according to a statement from his publicist, who called him 'one of the most honored and influential figures in American music'.

    "Rollins had a prolific career that began in the late 1940s. He worked with artists including Miles Davis, Charlie Parker and John Coltrane and released more than 60 albums as a band leader. He won two Grammys before respiratory illness forced him to retire in 2014.

    "The cause of his death has not been announced."

    bbc.com/news/articles/c1e224dw

    #SaxophoneMan #BlackMusicians #JazzMusicians #RestInPower

    #jazzlegend #sonnyrollins #saxophonecolossus #saxophoneman #blackmusicians #jazzmusicians
  2. DoomsdaysCW @[email protected] ·

    #WMPG honors #BlackHistoryMonth

    "WMPG recognizes Black History Month with special programming throughout the month of February, highlighting the voices, music, history, and lived experiences of Black artists, activists, and storytellers.

    Tune in to hear programs that celebrate Black creativity and resilience across genres and generations, from music that shaped movements to conversations that deepen our understanding of the past and present."

    Segments include:
    #MarshaPJohnson, #RobertLewis, #EarthaKitt, #MalcomX, #AlvinAiley, #BobGreen, #ChadwickBoseman, #DukeEllington, #LewisLatimer, #AudreLord, #ATribeCalledQuest, #OtisRedding, #NelsonMandela, #GarzaCullorsTometi, #LeslieOdomJr, #NinaSimone, #AudraMcDonald #BelHooks, #Beyonce, #FlorencePrice, #JamesBaldwin, #MuhammadAli, #ScottJoplin, #GraceVenuzaRogers, #BobTheDragQueen, #GordonParks, #KobeBryant, #WEBDubois, #BarackObama, #AudreLorde, #Lizzo, #KatherineJohnson, #ClaudetteColvin, #RhiannonGiddens, #TaranaBurke, #TeresaKachindamoto, #ShirleyChisholm, #ThurgoodMarshall, #HarrietTubman, #JohnBrownRusswurm, #StevieWonder, #LeadBelly, #MaryMcleodBethune, #ShirleyChisolm, #LeonardCummings, #MaeJemison, #BadBrains, #CornelWest, #MaconBollingAllen, #SpikeLee, #BeverlyGlennCopeland, #AngelaDavis, #SojournerTruth, #HankAaron, #BillieHoliday, #GeraldTalbot, #TrevorNoah, #JosephineBaker, #JackieRobinson, #ArethaFranklin, #ToniMorrison, #RobertLewis, #IndigoArts

    Listen:
    wmpg.org/wmpg-honors-black-his

    #BlackHistory #BlackArtists #BlackMusicians #BlackActivists #CommunityRadio #CollegeRadio

    #wmpg #blackhistorymonth #marshapjohnson #robertlewis #earthakitt #malcomx