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DIED. Rahsaan Roland Kirk, 41, blind jazz musician famed for his ability to play three instruments simultaneously; of as yet undetermined causes; in Bloomington, Ind. Kirk played the manzello (a quasi-saxophone), the stritch (a horn resembling a dented blunderbuss) and the tenor sax together, combining themes of Brazilian Composer Villa-Lobos, Atonalist Arnold Schonberg and Bassist Charlie Mingus...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Milestones, Dec. 19, 1977 | 12/19/1977 | See Source »

...most aggressive states is Illinois. Its film board has attracted six major productions this year, including The Fury, a Fox $6 million spy thriller starring Kirk Douglas. Governor James Thompson lent a state helicopter to the crew to scout locations, waived permits to allow equipment to be hauled across state lines and persuaded the owners of a Lake Forest estate to allow filming in their home. When Director Robert Altman was filming A Wedding, for 20th Century-Fox distribution (the movie stars Mia Farrow and Geraldine Chaplin), Thompson declared a Robert Altman Week and held a big bash...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Business: To the Heartland, with Cameras | 9/19/1977 | See Source »

...David Kirk land...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Letters, May 30, 1977 | 5/30/1977 | See Source »

Rahsaan Roland Kirk--Jazz Workshop...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: The Weekly What Listings Calendar: May 12 - May 18 | 5/12/1977 | See Source »

Rahsaan Roland Kirk--Jazz Workshop...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: The Weekly What Listings Calendar: May 12 - May 18 | 5/12/1977 | See Source »

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