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Rufus Harley

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American musician (1936-2006)

Music · MusicBrainz

Type
Person
Gender
Male
Origin
United States
Active from
1936-05-20
Active to
2006-07-31
jazz

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5,342
Total plays
33,720

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jazzfunkbagpipesHard Bopcomposer

Rufus Harley, Jr. (b. near Raleigh, North Carolina, May 20, 1936; d. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, July 31, 2006) was an American jazz musician of mixed Cherokee and African ancestry, known primarily as the first jazz musician to adopt the Scottish great Highland bagpipe as his primary instrument. Although born near Raleigh, North Carolina, at an early age Harley moved with his mother to a poor neighborhood in North Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He began playing the C melody saxophone at age 12, an

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