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Buddy DeFranco

1923 - 2014

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Boniface Ferdinand Leonard "Buddy" DeFranco (February 17, 1923 – December 24, 2014) was an American jazz clarinetist. In addition to his work as a bandleader, DeFranco led the Glenn Miller Orchestra for almost a decade in the 1960s and 1970s. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 19 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 18 in 2024). Buddy DeFranco is the 1,650th most popular musician (down from 1,450th in 2024), the 8,670th most popular biography from United States (down from 7,305th in 2019) and the 614th most popular American Musician.

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Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Buddy DeFranco ranks 1,650 out of 3,175. Before him are Meshell Ndegeocello, John Levén, Graham Gouldman, Hyde, Theodore Thomas, and Laura Fygi. After him are Michael Franks, Eliane Elias, Cassandra Wilson, Trilok Gurtu, Toumani Diabaté, and Robert Cray.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1923, Buddy DeFranco ranks 380. Before him are Murray Walker, John Holt, Wim van der Voort, Eric Wolf, Hrant Shahinyan, and Ine Schäffer. After him are Rose Marie, Harish-Chandra, Bruno Zumino, Walter Jens, Kenneth Lane, and Forbes Burnham. Among people deceased in 2014, Buddy DeFranco ranks 407. Before him are Feridun Buğeker, Javier Fragoso, André Buffière, Anatoly Kuznetsov, Keiko Awaji, and Sirkka Polkunen. After him are François Deguelt, Georgy Adelson-Velsky, A. N. R. Robinson, Carla Laemmle, Bruno Zumino, and Jan Werner.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Buddy DeFranco ranks 8,672 out of 20,380. Before him are James Best (1926), Dick Durbin (1944), Lewis Stone (1879), Charlotte Rae (1926), Jonathan Brandis (1976), and Bronson Pinchot (1959). After him are Avery Dulles (1918), Kitty Winn (1944), Chill Wills (1902), Michael Mullen (1946), Nick Wechsler (1978), and Karl Patterson Schmidt (1890).

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Among musicians born in United States, Buddy DeFranco ranks 614. Before him are Cliff Martinez (1954), Bob Bryar (1979), Oliver Nelson (1932), Kyle Eastwood (1968), Bill Frisell (1951), and Hubert Sumlin (1931). After him are Michael Franks (1944), Cassandra Wilson (1955), Robert Cray (1953), Carol Kaye (1935), Sam Rivers (1977), and Jim Root (1971).

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