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Charlie Parker

1920 - 1955

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Charles Parker Jr. (August 29, 1920 – March 12, 1955), nicknamed "Bird" or "Yardbird", was an American jazz saxophonist, bandleader, and composer. Parker was a highly influential soloist and leading figure in the development of bebop, a form of jazz characterized by fast tempos, virtuosic technique, and advanced harmonies. He was a virtuoso and introduced revolutionary rhythmic and harmonic ideas into jazz, including rapid passing chords, new variants of altered chords, and chord substitutions. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Charlie Parker is the 82nd most popular musician (up from 92nd in 2019), the 581st most popular biography from United States (down from 523rd in 2019) and the 23rd most popular American Musician.

Charlie Parker is most famous for his bebop jazz music.

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Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Charlie Parker ranks 82 out of 3,175. Before him are Pablo Casals, Goran Bregović, Sviatoslav Richter, Alexander Glazunov, John Deacon, and Ludovico Einaudi. After him are Richard Clayderman, Paco de Lucía, Yehudi Menuhin, Django Reinhardt, Glenn Gould, and Jamiroquai.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1920, Charlie Parker ranks 23. Before him are Frank Herbert, Nicolaas Bloembergen, Melina Mercouri, Amália Rodrigues, Gianni Rodari, and Richard von Weizsäcker. After him are François Jacob, Traudl Junge, Éric Rohmer, George Porter, Carlo Azeglio Ciampi, and Boris Vian. Among people deceased in 1955, Charlie Parker ranks 16. Before him are Alberto Ascari, Fernand Léger, Pierre Teilhard de Chardin, Helmuth Weidling, António Egas Moniz, and Jim Corbett. After him are Paul Claudel, Rodolfo Graziani, Maurice Utrillo, George Enescu, Pak Hon-yong, and Vasily Blokhin.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Charlie Parker ranks 581 out of 20,380. Before him are Paul Alexander (1946), Irving Langmuir (1881), Dusty Rhodes (1945), Viggo Mortensen (1958), Brian De Palma (1940), and Thomas P. Stafford (1930). After him are John Wayne Gacy (1942), Melvin Calvin (1911), Tim Walz (1964), Divine (1945), Chester A. Arthur (1829), and William P. Murphy (1892).

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Among MUSICIANS In United States

Among musicians born in United States, Charlie Parker ranks 23. Before him are Bruce Springsteen (1949), J. J. Cale (1938), Chuck Berry (1926), Cliff Burton (1962), Miles Davis (1926), and Dean Martin (1917). After him are Yehudi Menuhin (1916), Israel Kamakawiwoʻole (1959), Dave Grohl (1969), Alice Cooper (1948), Lou Reed (1942), and Ice-T (1958).

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