Lynn Hope

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Lynn Hope (born September 26, 1926 in Birmingham; died February 24, 1993) was a tenor saxophone player active in the 1940s and 1950s.

Hope's family moved to Cincinnati, Ohio when he was one year old. After graduating from high school he joined King Kolax's big band. He signed with Miracle Records in 1950, but did not record for them. Instead he moved to Premium Records, where

Hope converted to Islam and adopted Middle-Eastern and Egyptian dress, and also changed his name to El Hajj Abdullah Rasheed Ahmad.


References

  • "Moslem Musicians: Mohammedan Religion Has Great Appeal For Many Talented Progressive Jazz Men." (April 1953) Ebony pp. 104–111

External links

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