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Hank Jones

1918 - 2010

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Henry Jones Jr. (July 31, 1918 – May 16, 2010) was an American jazz pianist, bandleader, arranger, and composer. Critics and musicians have described Jones as eloquent, lyrical, and impeccable. In 1989, The National Endowment for the Arts honored him with the NEA Jazz Masters Award. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Hank Jones is the 1,105th most popular musician (down from 1,024th in 2019), the 5,770th most popular biography from United States (down from 4,960th in 2019) and the 382nd most popular American Musician.

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Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Hank Jones ranks 1,105 out of 3,175. Before him are Art Farmer, Francis Cabrel, Brian Molko, Marcus Miller, Boris Grebenshchikov, and Timo Tolkki. After him are Leon Fleisher, James Burton, Robert Lockwood Jr., Anthony Phillips, Gerald Moore, and Eric Ericson.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1918, Hank Jones ranks 179. Before him are Pyotr Masherov, Said Mohamed Djohar, Max Merkel, Zara Dolukhanova, John Bromwich, and San Yu. After him are Zakaria Mohieddin, Eric Ericson, Ted Post, Yevgeniya Sechenova, Mutsuhiro Watanabe, and Margaret Osborne duPont. Among people deceased in 2010, Hank Jones ranks 223. Before him are Ed Roberts, Kenneth Noland, Robin Milner, Vitaly Sevastyanov, Alex Higgins, and Laurent Terzieff. After him are Chushiro Hayashi, Otmar Suitner, Yuri Ilyenko, Hans Ørberg, Zelda Rubinstein, and Yvonne Loriod.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Hank Jones ranks 5,770 out of 20,380. Before him are Bill Goldberg (1966), Emmy Rossum (1986), Bruce Glover (1932), David Miller (1909), George Andrew Reisner (1867), and Tommy Franks (1945). After him are Leon Fleisher (1928), Eugene Odum (1913), James Burton (1939), Charles Yerkes (1837), Robert Lockwood Jr. (1915), and Robert Towne (1934).

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Among MUSICIANS In United States

Among musicians born in United States, Hank Jones ranks 382. Before him are Maceo Parker (1943), Don Felder (1947), Louis Moreau Gottschalk (1829), Mike Porcaro (1955), Art Farmer (1928), and Marcus Miller (1959). After him are Leon Fleisher (1928), James Burton (1939), Robert Lockwood Jr. (1915), Adam Levine (1979), Robert Levin (1947), and Twiggy Ramirez (1971).

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