MUSICIAN

Barney Kessel

1923 - 2004

Barney Kessel

Barney Kessel (October 17, 1923 – May 6, 2004) was an American jazz guitarist. Known in particular for his knowledge of chords and inversions and chord-based melodies, he was a member of many prominent jazz groups as well as a "first call" guitarist for studio, film, and television recording sessions. Kessel was a member of the group of session musicians informally known as the Wrecking Crew. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 25 different languages on Wikipedia. Barney Kessel is the 1,292nd most popular musician (down from 968th in 2024), the 6,659th most popular biography from United States (down from 4,703rd in 2019) and the 469th most popular American Musician.

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Among musicians, Barney Kessel ranks 1,292 out of 3,175. Before him are Big Joe Turner, Alexander Gradsky, Wage Rudolf Supratman, Frankie Laine, Lennie Tristano, and Hank Mobley. After him are Mark Isham, Emanuel Ax, Gary Rossington, Mishary Rashid Alafasy, Neil Murray, and Enzo Jannacci.

Most Popular Musicians in Wikipedia

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Big Joe Turner
1911 - 1985
HPI: 56.91
Rank: 1,286
Alexander Gradsky
1949 - 2021
HPI: 56.90
Rank: 1,287
Wage Rudolf Supratman
1903 - 1938
HPI: 56.89
Rank: 1,288
Frankie Laine
1913 - 2007
HPI: 56.89
Rank: 1,289
Lennie Tristano
1919 - 1978
HPI: 56.89
Rank: 1,290
Hank Mobley
1930 - 1986
HPI: 56.89
Rank: 1,291
Barney Kessel
1923 - 2004
HPI: 56.88
Rank: 1,292
Mark Isham
1951 - Present
HPI: 56.87
Rank: 1,293
Emanuel Ax
1949 - Present
HPI: 56.86
Rank: 1,294
Gary Rossington
1951 - 2023
HPI: 56.86
Rank: 1,295
Mishary Rashid Alafasy
1976 - Present
HPI: 56.85
Rank: 1,296
Neil Murray
1950 - Present
HPI: 56.84
Rank: 1,297
Enzo Jannacci
1935 - 2013
HPI: 56.84
Rank: 1,298

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1923, Barney Kessel ranks 286. Before him are Mikhail Pugovkin, Leon Niemczyk, Jesús Rafael Soto, D. N. Aidit, Brendan Behan, and Peter Gay. After him are Palden Thondup Namgyal, Vatroslav Mimica, Bill Bruce, Lojze Grozde, George Lascelles, 7th Earl of Harewood, and Vladimír Zábrodský. Among people deceased in 2004, Barney Kessel ranks 205. Before him are Shirley Strickland, Rodney Dangerfield, Hasse Ekman, Balamani Amma, Neil Campbell, and Eugenio Garin. After him are Klara Rumyanova, Fernando Poe Jr., Mikhail Voronin, Karel Kachyňa, Carlo Di Palma, and Oscar Heisserer.

Others Born in 1923

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Mikhail Pugovkin
ACTOR
1923 - 2008
HPI: 57.02
Rank: 280
Leon Niemczyk
ACTOR
1923 - 2006
HPI: 56.97
Rank: 281
Jesús Rafael Soto
PAINTER
1923 - 2005
HPI: 56.95
Rank: 282
D. N. Aidit
POLITICIAN
1923 - 1965
HPI: 56.94
Rank: 283
Brendan Behan
WRITER
1923 - 1964
HPI: 56.91
Rank: 284
Peter Gay
HISTORIAN
1923 - 2015
HPI: 56.89
Rank: 285
Barney Kessel
MUSICIAN
1923 - 2004
HPI: 56.88
Rank: 286
Palden Thondup Namgyal
POLITICIAN
1923 - 1982
HPI: 56.85
Rank: 287
Vatroslav Mimica
FILM DIRECTOR
1923 - 2020
HPI: 56.81
Rank: 288
Bill Bruce
ATHLETE
1923 - 2002
HPI: 56.80
Rank: 289
Lojze Grozde
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1923 - 1943
HPI: 56.77
Rank: 290
George Lascelles, 7th Earl of Harewood
MUSICIAN
1923 - 2011
HPI: 56.75
Rank: 291
Vladimír Zábrodský
HOCKEY PLAYER
1923 - 2020
HPI: 56.70
Rank: 292