Cannonball Adderley

Saxophonist
BIRTHDAY
September 15,1928
Birthplace
Tampa, FL
Age
Aug 8,1975,age 46
Birth Sign
Virgo
BIRTHDAY
September 15,1928 (age Aug 8,1975,age 46)
Birthplace
Tampa, FL

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.