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Red Prysock
American rhythm and blues tenor saxophonist

Red Prysock

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American rhythm and blues tenor saxophonist
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Wilburt Prysock (February 2, 1926 – July 19, 1993), known professionally as Red Prysock, was an American rhythm and blues tenor saxophonist, one of the early Coleman Hawkins-influenced saxophonists to move in the direction of rhythm and blues, rather than bebop.