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Jimmy Smith

1925 - 2005

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James Oscar Smith (December 8, 1928 – February 8, 2005) was an American jazz musician who helped popularize the Hammond B-3 organ, creating a link between jazz and 1960s soul music. In 2005, Smith was awarded the NEA Jazz Masters Award from the National Endowment for the Arts, the highest honor that America bestows upon jazz musicians. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Jimmy Smith is the 925th most popular musician (down from 759th in 2019), the 4,879th most popular biography from United States (down from 3,835th in 2019) and the 305th most popular American Musician.

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Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Jimmy Smith ranks 925 out of 3,175. Before him are Jim Hall, Johann Gottfried Bernhard Bach, Mulatu Astatke, Joseph Böhm, Alan Price, and Gottfried Heinrich Bach. After him are Trevor Horn, Ian McDonald, Nicanor Zabaleta, Pat Mastelotto, Julian Fontana, and Dorival Caymmi.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1925, Jimmy Smith ranks 233. Before him are Art Pepper, Carlo Rambaldi, Giovanni Coppa, Alberto Grimaldi, Princess Marie Gabrielle of Luxembourg, and Jacques Fatton. After him are Philippe Jaccottet, Ahmad Shamlou, Claude Pinoteau, Arne Åhman, Bakhtiyar Vahabzadeh, and Wojciech Has. Among people deceased in 2005, Jimmy Smith ranks 148. Before him are Jacques Villeret, Netti Witziers-Timmer, Giuseppe Caprio, Pierre Bachelet, Eduardo Paolozzi, and Françoise d'Eaubonne. After him are Erik Balling, Dan O'Herlihy, Camillo Felgen, Else Krüger, Marga López, and Don Adams.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Jimmy Smith ranks 4,879 out of 20,380. Before him are Darlene Conley (1934), Kathleen Quinlan (1954), Dabbs Greer (1917), Sylvia Beach (1887), James Clapper (1941), and Gary Coleman (1968). After him are Carl Lumbly (1951), Zendaya (1996), Wayne Rainey (1960), India Summer (1975), Abbie Hoffman (1936), and Amanda Seyfried (1985).

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Among MUSICIANS In United States

Among musicians born in United States, Jimmy Smith ranks 305. Before him are Wanda Jackson (1937), Gary Burton (1943), Tommy Johnson (1896), Floyd Council (1911), Dee Dee Warwick (1942), and Jim Hall (1930). After him are Pat Mastelotto (1955), Max Roach (1924), James Ingram (1952), Scott Travis (1961), Charlie Haden (1937), and Willie Dixon (1915).

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