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Cassandra Wilson

1955 - Today

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Cassandra Wilson (born December 4, 1955) is an American jazz singer, songwriter, and producer from Jackson, Mississippi. She is one of the most successful female jazz singers and has been described by critic Gary Giddins as "a singer blessed with an unmistakable timbre and attack [who has] expanded the playing field" by incorporating blues, country, and folk music into her work. She has won numerous awards, including two Grammys, and was named "America's Best Singer" by Time magazine in 2001. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in 24 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 23 in 2024). Cassandra Wilson is the 1,653rd most popular musician (down from 1,494th in 2024), the 8,689th most popular biography from United States (down from 7,529th in 2019) and the 616th most popular American Musician.

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Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Cassandra Wilson ranks 1,653 out of 3,175. Before her are Hyde, Theodore Thomas, Laura Fygi, Buddy DeFranco, Michael Franks, and Eliane Elias. After her are Trilok Gurtu, Toumani Diabaté, Robert Cray, Carol Kaye, Sam Rivers, and Jim Root.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1955, Cassandra Wilson ranks 382. Before her are Ewine van Dishoeck, Anne Lacaton, Muriel Robin, Bruno Barreto, Aires Ali, and Laura Fygi. After her are Julie Hagerty, Val McDermid, Ian Botham, Bill Nye, Glenne Headly, and Christian Estrosi.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Cassandra Wilson ranks 8,692 out of 20,380. Before her are Judith Krantz (1928), Thomas Hopkins Gallaudet (1787), Milton Sills (1882), Topher Grace (1978), Doris Humphrey (1895), Roger Stone (1952), and Bernard Nathanson (1926). After her are William Barton Rogers (1804), Jacqueline Logan (1904), John Hodiak (1914), Sara Paretsky (1947), and Charles Cyphers (1939).

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Among MUSICIANS In United States

Among musicians born in United States, Cassandra Wilson ranks 616. Before her are Oliver Nelson (1932), Kyle Eastwood (1968), Bill Frisell (1951), Hubert Sumlin (1931), Buddy DeFranco (1923), and Michael Franks (1944). After her are Robert Cray (1953), Carol Kaye (1935), Sam Rivers (1977), Jim Root (1971), Bobby Timmons (1935), and Ramsey Lewis (1935).

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