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Harry James

1916 - 1983

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Harry Haag James (March 15, 1916 – July 5, 1983) was an American musician who is best known as a trumpet-playing band leader who led a big band to great commercial success from 1939 to 1946. He broke up his band for a short period in 1947, but shortly after he reorganized and was active again with his band from then until his death in 1983. He was especially known among musicians for his technical proficiency as well as his tone, and was influential on new trumpet players from the late 1930s into the 1940s. He was also an actor in a number of films that usually featured his band. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Harry James is the 1,348th most popular musician (down from 1,110th in 2019), the 7,019th most popular biography from United States (down from 5,419th in 2019) and the 493rd most popular American Musician.

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Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Harry James ranks 1,348 out of 3,175. Before him are Marc Ribot, Heinrich Schiff, Geddy Lee, Terry Bozzio, Kygo, and Michel Camilo. After him are Joseph Woelfl, Oliver Shanti, Bruce Johnston, Jason Bonham, Marin Alsop, and Pepe Romero.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1916, Harry James ranks 219. Before him are Fernando Lamas, David White, Veronika Dudarova, Jakob Streitle, Erich Mende, and Yekaterina Zelenko. After him are Ettore Puricelli, Irwin Allen, Anna Yegorova, Damián Iguacén Borau, Neagu Djuvara, and Gino Bianco. Among people deceased in 1983, Harry James ranks 181. Before him are Rodolfo Volk, Hal Brown, Alfonso Calzolari, Larysa Hienijuš, Dora Gabe, and Anton Buttigieg. After him are Sabin Carr, Clara Nunes, Fyodor Abramov, Joan Hackett, Manuel Scorza, and Odd Lundberg.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Harry James ranks 7,021 out of 20,380. Before him are Nancy Cartwright (1957), Charles Austin (1967), W. Earl Brown (1963), Lil Nas X (1999), Alex Katz (1927), and Ann Blyth (1928). After him are John Miller (1903), Jack Coleman (1958), Elbert Hubbard (1856), Harold Brown (1927), Lhasa de Sela (1972), and Edgar Adams (1868).

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Among MUSICIANS In United States

Among musicians born in United States, Harry James ranks 493. Before him are Buckethead (1969), India Arie (1975), D. H. Peligro (1959), Steve Stevens (1959), Marc Ribot (1954), and Terry Bozzio (1950). After him are Bruce Johnston (1942), Marin Alsop (1956), Mary Lou Williams (1910), Wynton Marsalis (1961), Ludacris (1977), and Lee Ritenour (1952).

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