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Arnold "Art" Jenkins (born April 18, 1934 , † April 13, 2012 ) was an American singer, songwriter, composer and percussionist who was a member of the Sun Ra Arkestra for many years .

Live and act

Art Jenkins became a member of the Sun Ra Arkestra in 1960; first joint recordings were made in 1962 for his album Secrets of the Sun . By 1971 he worked on seven other records; after a break he returned to the ensemble in 1988, to be heard on the albums A Song for the Sun and Music for the 21st Century (El Ra Records). In addition to his activities in Arkestra , Jenkins recorded the self-produced album Under the Sun under his own name . He wrote u. a. the composition King , dedicated to the civil rights activist Martin Luther King ; the song was interpreted by the Brooklyn Repertory Ensemble on their album Pragmatic Optimism . He also worked on Mario Escalera's album Goodbye Pork-Pie Hat .

Art Jenkins should not be confused with the keyboardist and percussionist Arthur Jenkins (1936–2009) of the same name .

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Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b Obituary at El Ra Records
personal data
SURNAME Jenkins, Art
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Jenkins, Arnold
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American singer, songwriter, composer, and percussionist
DATE OF BIRTH April 18, 1934
DATE OF DEATH April 13, 2012