Powell, Saj

NAME: John "Saj" Powell

Biography: An African American gay man who was an attendee at GAA in the 1970s. He performed at the coffee house, and always sang Stormy Weather. He sang it beautifully.

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When I was 15 I played on the bill with Saj for three months at The Long March Coffeehouse on Rittenhouse Square. He was a wonderful man and fabulous entertainer. I especially enjoyed his cover of "Join Me" from Pippin' and an original song he wrote for a friend of his entitled "Lucille."