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Sun Ra

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Alabama remembers its homegrown music pioneer Sun Ra

Torin Daniel

Music fans from all over the southeast just gathered in Birmingham to celebrate an artist you may not know. Headliners like Widespread Panic, Radiohead, and Outkast all say they’ve been influenced by the Alabama jazz pioneer Sun Ra. Here’s how one fan turned his interest in the first ever Sun Ra Day Festival…