Editing Sun Ra (section)

===Musicians===
Dozens of musicians—perhaps hundreds—passed through Sun Ra's bands over the years. Some stayed with him for decades, whilst others played on only a few recordings or performances.{{cn|date=February 2024}}

Sun Ra was personally responsible for the vast majority of the constant changes in the Arkestra's lineup. According to contrabassist [[Jiunie Booth]], a member of the Arkestra, Sun Ra did not confront any musician whose performance he was unsatisfied with. Instead, he would simply gather the entire Arkestra minus the offending musician, and skip town—leaving the fired musician stranded. 
The following is a partial list of musical collaborators, and the eras when they played with Sun Ra or the Arkestra:

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* [[Yahya Abdul-Majid]], tenor saxophone (1980–2020)
* Fred Adams, trumpet (1981–?)
* [[Luqman Ali]] (Edward Skinner), drums (1960,<ref>{{cite book |last1=Sites |first1=William |title=Sun Ra's Chicago: Afrofuturism and the City |date=2020 |publisher=University of Chicago Press |page=206 |isbn=9780226732244 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=hAwHEAAAQBAJ&pg=PA206}}</ref> 1977–?)
* [[Marshall Allen]], alto saxophone, flute, oboe (1957–present)
* [[Atakatune]] (Stanley Morgan), percussion (1972–1992)
* [[Ayé Aton]] (Robert Underwood), drums and percussion (1972–1976) 
* [[Robert Barry (musician)|Robert Barry]], drums (1955–1968, 1979)
* [[Ronnie Boykins]], double bass (1957–1974)
* [[Jiunie Booth|Arthur "Jiunie" Booth]], double bass
* Darryl Brown, drums (1970–1972)
* [[Owen "Fiidla" Brown]], violin, dance, vocals (1987–1990s and later appearances)
* [[Tony Bunn]], electric bass (1976)
* [[Francisco Mora Catlett]], drums (1973–1980)
* Samarai Celestial (Eric Walker), drums (1979–1997)
* [[Don Cherry (trumpeter)|Don Cherry]], [[pocket trumpet]] (1983–1990)
* [[Vincent Chancey]], [[French horn]] (1976–1995)
* [[Damon Choice]], [[vibraphone]] (1974–?)
* [[Phil Cohran]], trumpet (1959–1961)
* India Cooke, violin (1990–1995)
* Danny Davis, alto saxophone, flute (1962–1977, 1985)
* [[Dave Davis (musician)|Dave Davis]], trombone (1997–present)
* Joey DeStefano, alto saxophone (1968–1969)
* [[Arthur Doyle]], saxophone (1968, 1989)
* Bruce Edwards. guitar (1983–1993)
* [[Eddie Gale]], trumpet (1960s)
* Richard Evans, bass (1950s)
* [[John Gilmore (musician)|John Gilmore]], tenor saxophone, [[bass clarinet]] (1954–1964, 1965–1995)
* [[Kwame Hadi]] ([[Lamont McClamb]]), trumpet, conga, vibraphone (1969–1996)
* [[Billy Higgins]], drums, (1989)
* [[Tyrone Hill (musician)|Tyrone Hill]], trombone (1979–present)
* [[Tommy "Bugs" Hunter]], drums, [[sound engineer]] (1951–1990)
* [[Ahmed Abdullah]], trumpet, (1976–1993)
* [[James Jacson]], bassoon, oboe, flute, Ancient Egyptian infinity drum (1963–1997)
* [[Clifford Jarvis]], drums, (1961–1976, 1983)
* [[Donald Jones (musician)|Donald Jones]], drums (1973–1974)
* [[Dr. VonFiend (musician)]], various instruments, effects (2006–2009)
* [[Wayne Kramer]], guitar (2006)<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.waynekramer.com/wk/reports.cfm |title=My Night as a Tone Scientist |access-date=2008-05-31 |last=Kramer |first=Wayne |author-link=Wayne Kramer (guitarist) |date=2006-10-23 |work=The Kramer Report |archive-date=June 11, 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070611174833/http://www.waynekramer.com/wk/reports.cfm |url-status=dead }}</ref>
* [[Elson Nascimento]], percussion, vocals (1987–present)
* [[Bob Northern]], [[french horn]]
* [[Eloe Omoe]], bass clarinet, oboe
* [[John Ore]], double bass
* Taylor Richardson, guitar (1979–1983)
* [[Pat Patrick (musician)|Pat Patrick]], baritone saxophone, alto saxophone, clarinet, flute (1950–1959, 1961–1977, 1985–1988)<ref name="Patrick_Grove"/>
* [[Julian Priester]], trombone (1955–1956, 1980s–1990s)
* [[Rollo Radford]], bass
* [[Knoel Scott]], alto saxophone, tenor saxophone, baritone saxophone, singer and dancer (1979–present)
* [[Buster Smith (drummer)|Buster Smith]], drums
* [[Marvin "Bugalu" Smith]], drums
* [[James Spaulding]], alto sax, flute (1959)
* [[Michael Ray (trumpeter)|Michael Ray]], trumpet (1978–present)
* [[Pharoah Sanders]], saxophone (1964–1965)
* Bill Sebastian, outerspace visual communicator (1978–1980)
* [[Talvin Singh]], tablas<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.theguardian.com/culture/2001/jun/08/artsfeatures4 |title=Home entertainment: Talvin Singh |last=Hodgkinson |first=Will |date=8 June 2001 |newspaper=The Guardian |access-date=25 September 2012}}</ref>
* [[Alan Silva]], double bass, cello, violin (early 1970s)
* [[Tani Tabbal]], drums
* [[Clifford Thornton]], trombone
* [[June Tyson]], singer, violin

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