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Bill Black

1926 - 1965

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William Patton Black Jr. (September 17, 1926 – October 21, 1965) was an American musician and bandleader who is noted as one of the pioneers of rock and roll. He played in Elvis Presley's early trio, The Blue Moon Boys. Black later formed Bill Black's Combo. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Bill Black is the 1,824th most popular musician (down from 1,526th in 2019), the 9,718th most popular biography from United States (down from 7,672nd in 2019) and the 700th most popular American Musician.

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Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Bill Black ranks 1,824 out of 3,175. Before him are Leonidas Kavakos, Holly Johnson, Kim Kashkashian, Magic Slim, Carey Bell, and George Gruntz. After him are Tadd Dameron, Tobias Sammet, Christopher Franke, Jimmy Garrison, Toshio Masuda, and Utada Hikaru.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1926, Bill Black ranks 445. Before him are Nikos Koundouros, Lino Aldani, Milo O'Shea, Helmut Rix, Danny Blanchflower, and Adriano Directo Emperado. After him are Jorge Enrique Adoum, Jacques Swaters, Erna Schneider Hoover, Audrey Williamson, Zygmunt Chychła, and Richard DeVos. Among people deceased in 1965, Bill Black ranks 201. Before him are Charles Sheeler, Othmar Ammann, Luigi Maiocco, Alfred Lane, Boško Simonović, and Edward Archibald. After him are Tadd Dameron, Alan Washbond, Mary Boland, Myra Hess, Ingrid Jonker, and Ludwig Wrede.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Bill Black ranks 9,720 out of 20,380. Before him are Frank Piasecki (1919), David A. Johnston (1949), Jeff Scott Soto (1965), Sam Robards (1961), Aline MacMahon (1899), and Greg Grunberg (1966). After him are Edward Givens (1930), Howard Deutch (1950), Warren Kealoha (1903), Tadd Dameron (1917), Ashley Graham (1987), and Franklin Graham (1952).

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Among MUSICIANS In United States

Among musicians born in United States, Bill Black ranks 700. Before him are Max Weinberg (1951), Johnny Dodds (1892), Booker T. Jones (1944), Kim Kashkashian (1952), Magic Slim (1937), and Carey Bell (1936). After him are Tadd Dameron (1917), Jimmy Garrison (1934), Utada Hikaru (1983), Bobby Hutcherson (1941), Bootsy Collins (1951), and Percy Heath (1923).

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