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David Sanborn

1945 - 2024

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David William Sanborn (July 30, 1945 – May 12, 2024) was an American alto saxophonist. He worked in many musical genres; his solo recordings typically blended jazz with instrumental pop and R&B. He began playing the saxophone at the age of 11 and released his first solo album, Taking Off, in 1975. He was active as a session musician and played on numerous albums by artists including Stevie Wonder, Bruce Springsteen, Aretha Franklin, Sting, the Eagles, Rickie Lee Jones, James Brown, George Benson, Carly Simon, Elton John, Bryan Ferry, Ween, and The Rolling Stones. Sanborn released more than 20 albums and won six Grammy awards. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. David Sanborn is the 1,060th most popular musician (up from 1,080th in 2019), the 5,529th most popular biography from United States (down from 5,316th in 2019) and the 363rd most popular American Musician.

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Among musicians, David Sanborn ranks 1,060 out of 3,175. Before him are Tony Thompson, Tommy Dorsey, Sabicas, Roy Buchanan, Paul Waaktaar-Savoy, and James Galway. After him are Billy Hart, Harry Edison, Holger Czukay, Tony Visconti, Lauryn Hill, and Mantovani.

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Among people born in 1945, David Sanborn ranks 325. Before him are John Rutter, Gérard Lenorman, Marielle Goitschel, Ana Martín, Doug Clifford, and Sammy Gravano. After him are Mišo Cebalo, Tony Roche, Marsha P. Johnson, Abdelaziz Belkhadem, Vladimiro Montesinos, and John McVie. Among people deceased in 2024, David Sanborn ranks 263. Before him are Aleksandr Baryshnikov, Olga Fikotová, Peter Armbruster, Alberto Festa, Mario Boljat, and Bora Đorđević. After him are Amaral, Elias Khoury, Wolfgang Becker, Jaber Al-Mubarak Al-Hamad Al-Sabah, Jesse Jane, and Don Murray.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, David Sanborn ranks 5,529 out of 20,380. Before him are George Kingsley Zipf (1902), Allen Iverson (1975), Sammy Gravano (1945), Roy Buchanan (1939), Carol Potter (1948), and Robert Cornelius (1809). After him are Anna Kendrick (1985), Billy Hart (1940), Ellen Corby (1911), Dorothy Lamour (1914), Dennis Franz (1944), and Lindsey Vonn (1984).

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Among MUSICIANS In United States

Among musicians born in United States, David Sanborn ranks 363. Before him are George Duke (1946), Buddy Bolden (1877), Doug Clifford (1945), Tony Thompson (1954), Tommy Dorsey (1905), and Roy Buchanan (1939). After him are Billy Hart (1940), Harry Edison (1915), Tony Visconti (1944), Lauryn Hill (1975), Michael Angelo Batio (1956), and Amy Lee (1981).

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