He lived in East Orange for many years but died on the road in Indiana from a stroke at the age of 42. Rahsaan was one-of-a-kind. Ian Anderson formed Jethro Tull after hearing him play flute and covered him on their debut. It is said that Jimi Hendrix idolized him. Frank Zappa was heavily influenced by him, citing him by name in the liner notes to his 1966 debut. Derek Trucks of the Allman Brothers said, “he blew the rules wide open.”