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Benny Carter

1907 - 2003

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Bennett Lester Carter (August 8, 1907 – July 12, 2003) was an American jazz saxophonist, clarinetist, trumpeter, composer, arranger, and bandleader. With Johnny Hodges, he was a pioneer on the alto saxophone. From the beginning of his career in the 1920s, he worked as an arranger including written charts for Fletcher Henderson's big band that shaped the swing style. He had an unusually long career that lasted into the 1990s. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Benny Carter is the 1,002nd most popular musician (down from 890th in 2019), the 5,219th most popular biography from United States (down from 4,372nd in 2019) and the 333rd most popular American Musician.

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Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Benny Carter ranks 1,002 out of 3,175. Before him are Eddy Grant, Jordan Rudess, Kerry King, Mick Ronson, Wayne Kramer, and Charles Dancla. After him are Candy Dulfer, Denny Laine, Johnny Clegg, Roy Haynes, Vlado Perlemuter, and Ralph Kirkpatrick.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1907, Benny Carter ranks 198. Before him are Peggy Ashcroft, Joseph-Armand Bombardier, George Baird, Roger Vailland, František Junek, and Amedeo Nazzari. After him are James A. Michener, Sándor Veress, Giuseppe Occhialini, Georges Speicher, Ragnar Nurkse, and Germaine Tillion. Among people deceased in 2003, Benny Carter ranks 174. Before him are Jean Yanne, Françoise Giroud, Rosalyn Tureck, Walter Zapp, Augusto Monterroso, and Flóra Kádár. After him are Jeanne Crain, Eugenio Monti, Jean Lucas, Gregory Hines, Christopher Hill, and Walter Sisulu.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Benny Carter ranks 5,219 out of 20,380. Before him are Wayne Kramer (1948), Estelle Harris (1928), Matilda Howell (1859), Tab Hunter (1931), Caroline Harrison (1832), and Kate Mulgrew (1955). After him are David Hedison (1927), Roy Rogers (1911), Tiffany Darwish (1971), Brian Keith (1921), Patricia Kennedy Lawford (1924), and Bugs Moran (1893).

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Among MUSICIANS In United States

Among musicians born in United States, Benny Carter ranks 333. Before him are Al Jardine (1942), Corey Taylor (1973), Oscar Hammerstein II (1895), Jordan Rudess (1956), Kerry King (1964), and Wayne Kramer (1948). After him are Roy Haynes (1925), Ralph Kirkpatrick (1911), Michael Brecker (1949), Tom Scott (1948), Rob Zombie (1965), and John Scofield (1951).

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