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Gerald Wilson

1918 - 2014

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Gerald Stanley Wilson (September 4, 1918 – September 8, 2014) was an American jazz trumpeter, big band bandleader, composer, arranger, and educator. Born in Mississippi, he was based in Los Angeles from the early 1940s. He arranged music for Duke Ellington, Sarah Vaughan, Ray Charles, Julie London, Dizzy Gillespie, Ella Fitzgerald, Benny Carter, Lionel Hampton, Billie Holiday, Dinah Washington, and Nancy Wilson. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 19 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 18 in 2024). Gerald Wilson is the 2,280th most popular musician (up from 2,414th in 2024), the 12,410th most popular biography from United States (up from 13,052nd in 2019) and the 920th most popular American Musician.

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Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Gerald Wilson ranks 2,280 out of 3,175. Before him are Artimus Pyle, Will Champion, Louie Bellson, Steven Isserlis, Kayhan Kalhor, and Post Malone. After him are Rudolf Koelman, Dan Fogelberg, Mirwais, Kid Cudi, Alex Chilton, and Daniel Löble.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1918, Gerald Wilson ranks 318. Before him are Diana Serra Cary, P. H. Newby, Allenby Chilton, Kenneth Connor, Richard Greene, and Frank Armi. After him are Marian McPartland, Ben Klassen, Bertie Mee, Mahmoud Namjoo, Dave Bartholomew, and Fay McKenzie. Among people deceased in 2014, Gerald Wilson ranks 513. Before him are Joan Lorring, Mónica Spear, Jerry Vale, Gholam Hossein Mazloumi, Esther M. Conwell, and L'Wren Scott. After him are Toaripi Lauti, Mona Freeman, Kathleen Ollerenshaw, Valyantsin Byalkevich, Peter Sculthorpe, and Nigel Stepney.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Gerald Wilson ranks 12,414 out of 20,380. Before him are L'Wren Scott (1964), Omari Hardwick (1974), James Grogan (1931), John Doyle (1966), Post Malone (1995), and Joe Arlauckas (1965). After him are John McLean (1878), Samuel Osgood (1747), Johnny Isakson (1944), Chris Weitz (1969), Kelli McCarty (1969), and Pete George (1929).

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Among MUSICIANS In United States

Among musicians born in United States, Gerald Wilson ranks 920. Before him are Stone Gossard (1966), Blind Boy Fuller (1904), Tyler Bates (1965), Artimus Pyle (1948), Louie Bellson (1924), and Post Malone (1995). After him are Dan Fogelberg (1951), Kid Cudi (1984), Alex Chilton (1950), Mike McCready (1966), Kim Fowley (1939), and Josh White (1914).

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