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Bob James

1939 - Today

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Robert McElhiney James (born December 25, 1939) is an American jazz keyboardist, arranger, and record producer. He founded the band Fourplay and wrote "Angela", the theme song for the TV show Taxi. According to VICE, music from his first seven albums has often been sampled and believed to have contributed to the formation of hip hop. Among his most well known recordings are "Nautilus", "Westchester Lady", "Tappan Zee", and his version of "Take Me to the Mardi Gras". Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Bob James is the 1,428th most popular musician (down from 1,287th in 2019), the 7,410th most popular biography from United States (down from 6,340th in 2019) and the 530th most popular American Musician.

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Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Bob James ranks 1,428 out of 3,175. Before her are Richard Fortus, Marty Balin, Herbie Mann, Tim Hardin, Karin Dreijer, and Edgar Winter. After her are Aynsley Dunbar, Marc-André Hamelin, Beth Gibbons, Gotye, Steve Di Giorgio, and Barry Harris.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1939, Bob James ranks 400. Before her are Eri Klas, Hugo Villanueva, Mengálvio Pedro Figueiró, István Kozma, Bruno Habārovs, and Mulayam Singh Yadav. After her are Álvaro Pombo, Shu Kamo, Jean-Claude Gaudin, Josef Feistmantl, Stanisław Wielgus, and Raymond J. Barry.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Bob James ranks 7,412 out of 20,380. Before her are Ashrita Furman (1954), Daniel von Bargen (1950), Elliot See (1927), Drea de Matteo (1972), Michael Harner (1929), and Jackie Joyner-Kersee (1962). After her are George Peabody (1795), Laurel Clark (1961), Dennis Dugan (1946), Gina Carano (1982), Steve Porcaro (1957), and Samuel Ryan Curtis (1805).

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Among MUSICIANS In United States

Among musicians born in United States, Bob James ranks 530. Before her are Kate Pierson (1948), Richard Fortus (1966), Marty Balin (1942), Herbie Mann (1930), Tim Hardin (1941), and Edgar Winter (1946). After her are Steve Di Giorgio (1967), Barry Harris (1929), Jim Keltner (1942), Blind Blake (1893), Red Garland (1923), and Jimmy Reed (1925).

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