Laurdine Patrick

Saxophonist

Birthday November 23, 1929

Birth Sign Sagittarius

Birthplace Illinois

DEATH DATE Dec 31, 1991 (62)

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About

Baritone and alto saxophonist who also played bass and who collaborated with Sun Ra for more than forty years.

Before Fame

He was born in East Moline, Illinois and moved to New York where he met Sun Ra. He worked as an iron moulder at a factory.

Trivia

He also played with John Coltrane and Thelonious Monk.

Family Life

He married Emily Wintersmith in 1955 and they had two children before their marriage dissolved due to conflicts arising from a child he had out of wedlock. He remarried in 1965 to Edna Jean Ballinger.

Associated With

His son Deval Patrick became the Governor of Massachusetts.