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Donald Byrd

1932 - 2013

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Donaldson Toussaint L'Ouverture Byrd II (December 9, 1932 – February 4, 2013) was an American jazz and rhythm & blues trumpeter, composer and vocalist. A sideman for many other jazz musicians of his generation, Byrd was one of the few hard bop musicians who successfully explored funk and soul while remaining a jazz artist. As a bandleader, Byrd was an influence on the early career of Herbie Hancock and many others. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Donald Byrd is the 1,242nd most popular musician (down from 916th in 2019), the 6,430th most popular biography from United States (down from 4,481st in 2019) and the 442nd most popular American Musician.

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Among musicians, Donald Byrd ranks 1,242 out of 3,175. Before him are Otis Rush, Scott Columbus, Nani Bregvadze, Tony Joe White, Gary Thain, and Szymon Goldberg. After him are Shura Cherkassky, Michael Sembello, Joey Kramer, Greg K., Louis Jordan, and Arif Mardin.

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Among people born in 1932, Donald Byrd ranks 308. Before him are Donald Kagan, Pedro Rubiano Sáenz, Hans Apel, Ugo Mifsud Bonnici, István Kausz, and Geoff Bent. After him are Edward Hardwicke, Maria Itkina, Lodewijk van den Berg, Arif Mardin, Udupi Ramachandra Rao, and Angelo Vanzin. Among people deceased in 2013, Donald Byrd ranks 284. Before him are Ottavio Missoni, Gerino Gerini, Olena Chekan, Antonio Puchades, Ramon Dekkers, and Maria Tallchief. After him are Ruth Prawer Jhabvala, Nadezhda Popova, Bobby Bland, Ingvar Rydell, August Schellenberg, and Ružica Sokić.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Donald Byrd ranks 6,431 out of 20,380. Before him are Chief Joseph (1840), Eva Cassidy (1963), Horace W. Babcock (1912), Mary McLeod Bethune (1875), Louis Brandeis (1856), and Eric Heiden (1958). After him are Mark Tobey (1890), Edward Douglass White (1845), Sarah Yorke Jackson (1803), Mariel Hemingway (1961), Edward Everett (1794), and Michael Sembello (1954).

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Among MUSICIANS In United States

Among musicians born in United States, Donald Byrd ranks 442. Before him are Ty Dolla Sign (1985), Larry Coryell (1943), Levon Helm (1940), Otis Rush (1934), Scott Columbus (1956), and Tony Joe White (1943). After him are Michael Sembello (1954), Joey Kramer (1950), Greg K. (1965), Louis Jordan (1908), Norah Jones (1979), and Richard Marx (1963).

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