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Barney Bigard

1906 - 1980

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Albany Leon "Barney" Bigard (March 3, 1906 – June 27, 1980) was an American jazz clarinetist known for his 15-year tenure with Duke Ellington. He also played tenor saxophone. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 15 in 2024). Barney Bigard is the 2,100th most popular musician (up from 2,111th in 2024), the 11,220th most popular biography from United States (down from 11,075th in 2019) and the 835th most popular American Musician.

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Among musicians, Barney Bigard ranks 2,100 out of 3,175. Before him are Joe South, Jimmy Van Heusen, Chino Moreno, Don Williams, Dwight Yoakam, and Debbi Peterson. After him are Robert Del Naja, Chris Dreja, Larry Young, Kai Winding, Ian Wallace, and Phil Lesh.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1906, Barney Bigard ranks 412. Before him are Pál Teleki, Arturo Fernández Meyzán, Vincent Sherman, Bunny Austin, Meindert DeJong, and Romildo Etcheverry. After him are Nii Amaa Ollennu, Károly Weichelt, Willy Ley, Helen Wainwright, George Lott, and Daulat Singh Kothari. Among people deceased in 1980, Barney Bigard ranks 288. Before him are Rachel Fuller Brown, Nelson López, Emily Hood Westacott, John Kotelawala, Tryggve Gran, and Hans Wetterström. After him are Helen Gahagan Douglas, Elliott Nugent, Pietro Genovesi, George Tobias, Barbara Pym, and Peter Broeker.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Barney Bigard ranks 11,222 out of 20,380. Before him are Dwight Yoakam (1956), Debbi Peterson (1961), Meredith Colket (1878), John M. Fabian (1939), Gloria DeHaven (1925), and Benjamin N. Cardozo (1870). After him are Al Attles (1936), Marlo Thomas (1937), Spud Webb (1963), Jonathan David (2000), Jessie T. Usher (1992), and Akiva Goldsman (1962).

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Among MUSICIANS In United States

Among musicians born in United States, Barney Bigard ranks 835. Before him are Joe South (1940), Jimmy Van Heusen (1913), Chino Moreno (1973), Don Williams (1939), Dwight Yoakam (1956), and Debbi Peterson (1961). After him are Larry Young (1940), Phil Lesh (1940), Vicki Peterson (1958), James Williamson (1949), Mike Starr (1966), and Jack Antonoff (1984).

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