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Charlie Byrd

1925 - 1999

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Charlie Lee Byrd (September 16, 1925 – December 2, 1999) was an American jazz guitarist. Byrd was best known for his association with Brazilian music, especially bossa nova. In 1962, he collaborated with Stan Getz on the album Jazz Samba, a recording which brought bossa nova into the mainstream of North American music. Byrd played fingerstyle on a classical guitar. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 21 different languages on Wikipedia. Charlie Byrd is the 1,728th most popular musician (down from 1,486th in 2024), the 9,089th most popular biography from United States (down from 7,485th in 2019) and the 651st most popular American Musician.

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Among musicians, Charlie Byrd ranks 1,728 out of 3,175. Before him are Daryl Stuermer, Enver İzmaylov, Doug Sampson, Tim Bogert, James Cotton, and Jo Jones. After him are Daphne Oram, Charles Lloyd, Brad Mehldau, John Foxx, Richard Sinclair, and Nick Menza.

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Among people born in 1925, Charlie Byrd ranks 438. Before him are Ratmir Kholmov, Mel Tormé, Syed Nazrul Islam, Antonio Spallino, Solomon Marcus, and Peter R. Hunt. After him are Daphne Oram, Darry Cowl, Jacques Grimonpon, Robert Hirsch, Fulvio Nesti, and Lilyan Chauvin. Among people deceased in 1999, Charlie Byrd ranks 252. Before him are Faith Domergue, Robert Kramer, Nicholas Metropolis, Mel Tormé, Samiha Khalil, and Georges Gandil. After him are Brian Shawe-Taylor, Basil Hume, Yakov Rylsky, Greg, Roger Rio, and Carolyn Bessette Kennedy.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Charlie Byrd ranks 9,091 out of 20,380. Before him are Jo Jones (1911), Lex Luger (1958), Dan Coats (1943), Dexter Jackson (1969), Michael Rosenbaum (1972), and Elmo Zumwalt (1920). After him are Samuel P. Bush (1863), Isabel Sanford (1917), Vince Boryla (1927), Stan Brakhage (1933), James Stockdale (1923), and Jenna Ortega (2002).

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Among MUSICIANS In United States

Among musicians born in United States, Charlie Byrd ranks 651. Before him are Malcolm Bilson (1935), Stanley Turrentine (1934), Daryl Stuermer (1952), Tim Bogert (1944), James Cotton (1935), and Jo Jones (1911). After him are Charles Lloyd (1938), Brad Mehldau (1970), Takeoff (1994), Garrick Ohlsson (1948), Gail Ann Dorsey (1962), and Dickey Betts (1943).

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