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Harry Edison

1915 - 1999

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Harry "Sweets" Edison (October 10, 1915 – July 27, 1999) was an American jazz trumpeter and a member of the Count Basie Orchestra. His most important contribution was as a Hollywood studio musician, whose muted trumpet can be heard backing singers, most notably Frank Sinatra. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Harry Edison is the 1,062nd most popular musician (up from 2,198th in 2019), the 5,538th most popular biography from United States (up from 11,609th in 2019) and the 365th most popular American Musician.

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Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Harry Edison ranks 1,062 out of 3,175. Before him are Sabicas, Roy Buchanan, Paul Waaktaar-Savoy, James Galway, David Sanborn, and Billy Hart. After him are Holger Czukay, Tony Visconti, Lauryn Hill, Mantovani, Würzel, and Gerardo Matos Rodríguez.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1915, Harry Edison ranks 151. Before him are John Tukey, Antonio Innocenti, Karl Leisner, Arthur Owen, Günther Schwägermann, and Patrick Leigh Fermor. After him are Nikos Beloyannis, Tapio Rautavaara, John Profumo, Vladimir Zeldin, Harry Morgan, and John Randolph. Among people deceased in 1999, Harry Edison ranks 150. Before him are Nise da Silveira, Tatevik Sazandaryan, Allen Stack, František Vláčil, Joshua Nkomo, and Ellen Corby. After him are Susan Strasberg, Nilde Iotti, Giuseppe Delfino, Umberto Maglioli, Jehan Buhan, and Riccardo Freda.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Harry Edison ranks 5,538 out of 20,380. Before him are Billy Hart (1940), Ellen Corby (1911), Dorothy Lamour (1914), Dennis Franz (1944), Lindsey Vonn (1984), and Vince Neil (1961). After him are Sam Francis (1923), Zoe Akins (1886), Harry Langdon (1884), John Kuck (1905), E-40 (1967), and Tony Visconti (1944).

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Among MUSICIANS In United States

Among musicians born in United States, Harry Edison ranks 365. Before him are Doug Clifford (1945), Tony Thompson (1954), Tommy Dorsey (1905), Roy Buchanan (1939), David Sanborn (1945), and Billy Hart (1940). After him are Tony Visconti (1944), Lauryn Hill (1975), Michael Angelo Batio (1956), Amy Lee (1981), Clem Burke (1954), and Kid Ory (1886).

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