Sonny Rollins, a tenor saxophonist who is considered jazz’s Saxophone Colossus, has died at 95. Sonny Rollins’ career spanned seven decades, and throughout this time, he released 60 albums. He was born in New York. Theodore Walter Rollins grew up in Harlem, near the Apollo Theatre and Savoy Ballroom. His parents were immigrants from the Virgin Islands, while his neighbourhood was filled with music inspirations, including Coleman Hawkins.
Saxophonist, Sonny Rollins, who earned his name from his grandmother, was also inspired by his piano-playing sister and violin-playing brother and other jazz heroes. He was deeply inspired by Louis Jordan and started with the alto saxophone, but by the age of 16, he shifted to the tenor saxophone after being in awe of bebop, which is a fast and complex style of jazz. Well, it was on May 26, 2026, when Sonny Rollins passed away at his home in Woodstock, New York. His passing sparked grief around, and amid this, let’s have a look at his marital life.
Sonny Rollins was married twice: Who was his first wife, Dawn Finney?
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