Cannonball Adderley

Saxophonist

Birthday September 15, 1928

Birth Sign Virgo

Birthplace Tampa, Florida

DEATH DATE August 8, 1975 (46)

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About

Influential jazz saxophonist who released his best known single, "Mercy Mercy Mercy," in 1966.

Before Fame

He played with Ray Charles as a teenager in the 1940s.

Trivia

He released over forty albums as a band leader between 1950 and 1975.

Family Life

He married singer Olga James in 1962.

Associated With

He was featured on Miles Davis' 1959 album, Kind of Blue.

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