Rahsaan Roland Kirk

Rahsaan Roland Kirk, known earlier in his career simply as Roland Kirk, was an American jazz multi-instrumentalist who played tenor saxophone, flute, and many other instruments. He was renowned for his onstage vitality, during which virtuoso improvisation was accompanied by comic banter, political ranting, and the ability to play several instruments simultaneously.

7 August 1935

Born on the same birth date (7 August 1935): Lee Corso

Born on the same birth day (7 August): Billie Burke • Caroline Aaron • Carsten Busch • Dana G. Peleg • Elizabeth of Rhuddlan • Francesca Gregorini • Henri Le Sidaner • Jean-Luc Dehaene • John Birmingham • Koenraad Elst • Ladislaus Bortkiewicz • Marty Appel • María Bazo • Mike Trout • Mitchell te Vrede • Murat Dalkılıç • Owen Luder • Shobna Gulati • Stan Freberg • Stratos Perperoglou • Valter Birsa

Born in the same month (August 1935): Beverlee McKinsey • Cliff Fletcher • Fortunato Baldelli • Hans-Walter Eigenbrodt • Ian Stewart, Baron Stewartby • Jim Dale • John Erman • John Laws • John Phillips (musician) • Karen Spärck Jones • Lee Corso • Melvin Charney • Michael Ballhaus • Ron Paul • Sonny Shroyer • William Friedkin