Sax Kari | |
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Isaac Columbus Toombs Jr. |
| Also known as | Saxton Kari Candy Yams Ira Green Texas Red Dirty Red Morgan |
| Born | February 6, 1920 Chicago, Illinois, U.S. |
| Died | October 1, 2009 (aged 89) Tampa, Florida, U.S. |
| Genres | R&B, disco, funk |
| Occupation(s) | Musician, bandleader, songwriter, record producer |
| Instrument(s) | Vocals, guitar, piano, organ, saxophone |
| Years active | 1930s–1990s |
Sax Kari (February 6, 1920 – October 1, 2009), born Isaac Columbus Toombs Jr.,[1] sometimes known as Isaac Saxton Kari Toombs or simply Saxton Kari,[2] was an American multi-instrumentalist, bandleader, songwriter, record producer, A&R man and promoter, who had a wide variety of roles during a career in African American entertainment and R&B music lasting from the 1920s to the 1990s. He also used pseudonyms, including Ira Green, Texas Red, Dirty Red Morgan, and Candy Yams.
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