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Cedar Walton

1934 - 2013

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Cedar Anthony Walton Jr. (January 17, 1934 – August 19, 2013) was an American hard bop jazz pianist. He came to prominence as a member of drummer Art Blakey's band, The Jazz Messengers, before establishing a long career as a bandleader and composer. Several of his compositions have become jazz standards, including "Mosaic", "Bolivia", "Holy Land", "Mode for Joe" and "Ugetsu/Fantasy in D". Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 20 different languages on Wikipedia. Cedar Walton is the 1,940th most popular musician (down from 1,734th in 2024), the 10,311th most popular biography from United States (down from 8,773rd in 2019) and the 759th most popular American Musician.

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Among musicians, Cedar Walton ranks 1,940 out of 3,175. Before him are Giovanni D'Anzi, Lionel Tertis, Steve Gaines, Anthony Braxton, Fito Páez, and Baaba Maal. After him are Sébastien Izambard, Matthew Tuck, Central Cee, Flavor Flav, Steve Albini, and Lily Allen.

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Among people born in 1934, Cedar Walton ranks 493. Before him are Tamara Manina, Calvin Lockhart, Tammy Grimes, Chris Bonington, Valentina Stenina, and Pierre Joxe. After him are George Ryan, Léon Mébiame, Shirley Brasher, Carmine Caridi, Richard Shelby, and Oleg Golovanov. Among people deceased in 2013, Cedar Walton ranks 432. Before him are Nadezhda Ilyina, Sharon Stouder, Luis Ubiña, Ernest Schultz, Stan Vickers, and Faith Leech. After him are Yvonne Brill, Antonio Jasso, Valdis Muižnieks, Kauko Hänninen, Elías Querejeta, and Gene Mako.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Cedar Walton ranks 10,313 out of 20,380. Before him are Riley Keough (1989), Sylvia Rivera (1951), James Corson (1906), Magic Sam (1937), Norman Kerry (1894), and Bruce Broughton (1945). After him are T. J. Thyne (1975), Mae Questel (1908), Tom Brokaw (1940), Patrick Warburton (1964), Dan Fogler (1976), and Daniel Patrick Moynihan (1927).

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Among musicians born in United States, Cedar Walton ranks 759. Before him are Lynn Harrell (1944), Alan Jay Lerner (1918), Jimmy Heath (1926), Buddy Miles (1947), Steve Gaines (1949), and Anthony Braxton (1945). After him are Flavor Flav (1959), Steve Albini (1962), John Prine (1946), Red Mitchell (1927), Chris Hillman (1944), and Aaron Lewis (1972).

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