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Bucky Pizzarelli

1926 - 2020

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John Paul "Bucky" Pizzarelli (January 9, 1926 – April 1, 2020) was an American jazz guitarist. He worked for NBC as a staffman from 1964, including for Dick Cavett (1971) and ABC with Bobby Rosengarden in (1952). Musicians he collaborated with include Benny Goodman, George Barnes, Les Paul, Oscar Peterson, Stéphane Grappelli, Benny Green, and Antônio Carlos Jobim. Pizzarelli cited as influences Django Reinhardt, Freddie Green, and George Van Eps. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 19 different languages on Wikipedia. Bucky Pizzarelli is the 2,329th most popular musician (down from 2,231st in 2024), the 12,714th most popular biography from United States (down from 11,801st in 2019) and the 947th most popular American Musician.

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Among musicians, Bucky Pizzarelli ranks 2,329 out of 3,175. Before him are Thomas G:son, Slide Hampton, Leon Wilkeson, Alex Skolnick, Flemming Rasmussen, and DJ Premier. After him are Mick Harvey, David Murray, Randy Bachman, Charlie Barnet, Buck Owens, and Erich Kunzel.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1926, Bucky Pizzarelli ranks 530. Before him are Doris Belack, Paul Lynde, Mona Freeman, Ruth Asawa, Ernest Chapman, and Cathy Downs. After him are Joe Paterno, Rusty Wailes, Jane Withers, Torfi Bryngeirsson, Joe Kubert, and Ann B. Davis. Among people deceased in 2020, Bucky Pizzarelli ranks 759. Before him are Alan Merrill, Azimzhan Askarov, Angelika Amon, Eugene Wright, Liang Wudong, and Alan Minter. After him are Bernard Bailyn, Arnold Wolfendale, Aleksandr Kabanov, Nimmi, Benito Sarti, and Lori Nelson.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Bucky Pizzarelli ranks 12,718 out of 20,380. Before him are DJ Premier (1966), Samuel S. Hinds (1875), Jay Acovone (1955), Emanuel Pastreich (1964), Paul Laurence Dunbar (1872), and Tim Thomas (1974). After him are Amy Sherman-Palladino (1966), Cam Newton (1989), Michelle Hurst (1953), Billy Brown (1970), Gail Devers (1966), and Peyton Randolph (1721).

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Among MUSICIANS In United States

Among musicians born in United States, Bucky Pizzarelli ranks 947. Before him are Ryan Tedder (1979), Hughie Thomasson (1952), Slide Hampton (1932), Leon Wilkeson (1952), Alex Skolnick (1968), and DJ Premier (1966). After him are David Murray (1955), Charlie Barnet (1913), Buck Owens (1929), Erich Kunzel (1935), Albert Hammond Jr. (1980), and Oscar Levant (1906).

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