James Marcellus Arthur "Sunny" Murray (September 21, 1936 - December 7, 2017) was an American musician, and was one of the pioneers of the free jazz style of drumming.

Biography

Murray was born in Idabel, Oklahoma, where he was raised by an uncle who later died after being refused treatment at a hospital because of his race. He began playing drums at the age of nine. As a teen, he lived in a rough part of Philadelphia, and spent

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