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J. B. Lenoir

1929 - 1967

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J. B. Lenoir ( luh-NORR; March 5, 1929 – April 29, 1967) was an American blues guitarist and singer-songwriter, active in the Chicago blues scene in the 1950s and 1960s. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. J. B. Lenoir is the 1,742nd most popular musician (down from 1,657th in 2019), the 9,205th most popular biography from United States (down from 8,314th in 2019) and the 659th most popular American Musician.

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Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, J. B. Lenoir ranks 1,742 out of 3,175. Before him are Steve Hillage, Bernie Marsden, Dickey Betts, Matthias Reim, Mary Wilson, and Julieta Venegas. After him are Dave Navarro, Shantel, Ray Anthony, Erykah Badu, Larry Van Kriedt, and Jason Orange.

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Among people born in 1929, J. B. Lenoir ranks 454. Before him are Ilya Piatetski-Shapiro, Nirmal Verma, Josef Kloimstein, Dick Tiger, Betty Carter, and John Davies. After him are Toimi Alatalo, Jiří Hledík, Antonina Seredina, Givi Kartozia, Marianna Nagy, and Ilene Woods. Among people deceased in 1967, J. B. Lenoir ranks 239. Before him are Maximos IV Sayegh, Johan Falkberget, Billy Strayhorn, Pinto Colvig, Hans Walter, and John Masefield. After him are Tilly Edinger, Phyllis Johnson, Max Taut, Henry J. Kaiser, Robert Daniel Carmichael, and Samuel Mosberg.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, J. B. Lenoir ranks 9,207 out of 20,380. Before him are Leo Burnett (1891), Grace Paley (1922), James J. Jeffries (1875), Charles Grimes (1935), Dell Hymes (1927), and Scott O'Dell (1898). After him are Avram Davidson (1923), Louise Erdrich (1954), Dave Navarro (1967), Amy Yasbeck (1962), DJ Yella (1967), and John W. Snow (1939).

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Among MUSICIANS In United States

Among musicians born in United States, J. B. Lenoir ranks 659. Before him are Takeoff (1994), Garrick Ohlsson (1948), Gail Ann Dorsey (1962), Dickey Betts (1943), Mary Wilson (1944), and Julieta Venegas (1970). After him are Dave Navarro (1967), Ray Anthony (1922), Erykah Badu (1971), Larry Van Kriedt (1954), Richie Ramone (1957), and Richard Davis (1930).

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