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Cannonball Adderley

Julian Edwin "Cannonball" Adderley (September 15, 1928 – August 8, 1975) was an American jazz alto saxophonist of the hard bop era of the 1950s and 1960s.

Adderley is perhaps best remembered by the general public for the 1966 soul jazz single "Mercy, Mercy, Mercy", which was written for him by his keyboardist Joe Zawinul and became a major crossover hit on the pop and R&B charts. A cover versi…

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Artist details

Type
Person
Area
United States
Born
September 15th, 1928
Died
August 8th, 1975
Genres
Labels
Virgin
Captiol Records
Columbia
Dreyfus Jazz
London Records
Last updated: January 19th, 2017·MusicBrainz

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