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Legendary Jazz musician Sonny Rollins dies at 95
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Sonny Rollins
Woodstock, New York, USA
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Jazz saxophonist Sonny Rollins has passed away at his home in Woodstock, New York, at age 95.
Known as the 'saxophone colossus', he was a highly influential figure in American music.
He retired in 2014 due to respiratory illness.
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