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Chick Corea

1941 - 2021

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Armando Anthony "Chick" Corea (June 12, 1941 – February 9, 2021) was an American jazz pianist, composer, bandleader and occasional percussionist. His compositions "Spain", "500 Miles High", "La Fiesta", "Armando's Rhumba" and "Windows" are considered jazz standards. As a member of Miles Davis's band in the late 1960s, he participated in the birth of jazz fusion. In the 1970s he formed Return to Forever. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Chick Corea is the 192nd most popular musician (down from 165th in 2019), the 1,236th most popular biography from United States (down from 947th in 2019) and the 57th most popular American Musician.

Chick Corea is most famous for being a jazz pianist and composer. He is known for his jazz fusion style, which melds jazz with other genres of music such as rock, funk, and Latin.

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Among musicians, Chick Corea ranks 192 out of 3,175. Before him are Alfred Cortot, Romano Mussolini, Gheorghe Zamfir, Ian Paice, Cliff Richard, and Björk. After him are James Hetfield, Bernard Haitink, Itzhak Perlman, Fatboy Slim, Dr. Alban, and Nicko McBrain.

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Among people born in 1941, Chick Corea ranks 75. Before him are Ivica Osim, Pete Best, Jacques Perrin, Igor Smirnov, Martin Evans, and Gheorghe Zamfir. After him are Pierre Agostini, Izzat Ibrahim al-Douri, Gérson, Ray Tomlinson, David Gross, and Princess Muna al-Hussein. Among people deceased in 2021, Chick Corea ranks 52. Before him are Toshihide Maskawa, Carlos Reutemann, Sonny Chiba, Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi, Colin Powell, and Richard Rogers. After him are Bernard Haitink, Abolhassan Banisadr, E. O. Wilson, Donald Rumsfeld, Wilbur Smith, and Eduardo Martínez Somalo.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Chick Corea ranks 1,236 out of 20,380. Before him are Lizzie Magie (1866), Scott Joplin (1868), J. K. Simmons (1955), Thomas Harris (1940), Mike Johnson (1972), and David J. Wineland (1944). After him are Jim Jarmusch (1953), James Hetfield (1963), Daniel Nathans (1928), Matthew McConaughey (1969), Angelo Badalamenti (1937), and R. Lee Ermey (1944).

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Among MUSICIANS In United States

Among musicians born in United States, Chick Corea ranks 57. Before him are Lenny Kravitz (1964), Duff McKagan (1964), Bill Evans (1929), Ray Manzarek (1939), Herbie Hancock (1940), and Lionel Richie (1949). After him are James Hetfield (1963), Stan Getz (1927), Mike Shinoda (1977), Willie Nelson (1933), Dizzy Gillespie (1917), and Eric Peterson (1964).

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