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Bud Shank

1926 - 2009

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Clifford Everett "Bud" Shank Jr. (May 27, 1926 – April 2, 2009) was an American alto saxophonist and flautist. He rose to prominence in the early 1950s playing lead alto and flute in Stan Kenton's Innovations in Modern Music Orchestra and throughout the decade worked in various small jazz combos. He spent the 1960s as a first-call studio musician in Hollywood. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. Bud Shank is the 2,061st most popular musician (up from 2,318th in 2024), the 11,026th most popular biography from United States (up from 12,400th in 2019) and the 815th most popular American Musician.

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Among musicians, Bud Shank ranks 2,061 out of 3,175. Before him are Jason Mraz, Paul Oakenfold, Maria Schneider, Axwell, Jule Styne, and Baby Dodds. After him are Danny Kirwan, Peter Baumann, Graeme Revell, James Shaffer, Boris Berezovsky, and Jack Casady.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1926, Bud Shank ranks 490. Before him are Lionel Jeffries, Desmond Connell, Éva Janikovszky, Franca Falcucci, Jan Morris, and Robert Creeley. After him are Dionizije Dvornić, Misael Escuti, Aldo Ray, Beverly Garland, Chuck Cooper, and Thomas Starzl. Among people deceased in 2009, Bud Shank ranks 365. Before him are Mady Rahl, Elizaveta Mukasei, Said Seyam, Mirja Lehtonen, Ghulam Mustafa Jatoi, and Paul Joseph Phạm Đình Tụng. After him are Kathleen Byron, Péter Bacsó, The Rev, Virginia Davis, Tapan Sinha, and Conyers Herring.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Bud Shank ranks 11,028 out of 20,380. Before him are Evelyn Venable (1913), Sam Balter (1909), Robert Creeley (1926), Richard Garfield (1963), Baby Dodds (1898), and Markie Post (1950). After him are Edgar Buchanan (1903), Christian Serratos (1990), Frank Henry (1909), Lynn-Holly Johnson (1958), Thomas Chrowder Chamberlin (1843), and Patty Smyth (1957).

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Among MUSICIANS In United States

Among musicians born in United States, Bud Shank ranks 815. Before him are Shannon Leto (1970), Ed Thigpen (1930), Tom DeLonge (1975), Jason Mraz (1977), Maria Schneider (1960), and Baby Dodds (1898). After him are James Shaffer (1970), Jack Casady (1944), George Adams (1940), Mia Zapata (1965), George Lynch (1954), and Brian Welch (1970).

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