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Jo Jones

1911 - 1985

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Jonathan David Samuel Jones (October 7, 1911 – September 3, 1985) was an American jazz drummer. A band leader and pioneer in jazz percussion, Jones anchored the Count Basie Orchestra rhythm section from 1934 to 1948. He was sometimes known as Papa Jo Jones to distinguish him from younger drummer Philly Joe Jones. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Jo Jones is the 1,725th most popular musician (down from 1,336th in 2019), the 9,076th most popular biography from United States (down from 6,627th in 2019) and the 649th most popular American Musician.

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Among musicians, Jo Jones ranks 1,725 out of 3,175. Before him are Stanley Turrentine, Daryl Stuermer, Enver İzmaylov, Doug Sampson, Tim Bogert, and James Cotton. After him are Charlie Byrd, Daphne Oram, Charles Lloyd, Brad Mehldau, John Foxx, and Richard Sinclair.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1911, Jo Jones ranks 339. Before him are Gypsy Rose Lee, Paul Grégoire, John Gorton, Ellsworth Vines, Jesse Carver, and Matti Lähde. After him are Martha Genenger, Artur Knautz, Bas Paauwe, Héctor Freschi, Rıfat Ilgaz, and Helmut Berthold. Among people deceased in 1985, Jo Jones ranks 229. Before him are Forbes Burnham, Inger Hagerup, Ramón Ernesto Cruz Uclés, Riccardo Bacchelli, Augusto Hamann Rademaker Grünewald, and Richard Haydn. After him are Erich Koschik, Herbert Kenneth Airy Shaw, Alister Hardy, Harold Whitlock, Paul Creston, and George O'Brien.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Jo Jones ranks 9,078 out of 20,380. Before him are Maggie McNamara (1928), Blossom Rock (1895), James Cotton (1935), Timothy Bottoms (1951), Spencer Haywood (1949), and Lori Loughlin (1964). After him are Lex Luger (1958), Dan Coats (1943), Dexter Jackson (1969), Michael Rosenbaum (1972), Elmo Zumwalt (1920), and Charlie Byrd (1925).

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Among MUSICIANS In United States

Among musicians born in United States, Jo Jones ranks 649. Before him are Nick Jonas (1992), Malcolm Bilson (1935), Stanley Turrentine (1934), Daryl Stuermer (1952), Tim Bogert (1944), and James Cotton (1935). After him are Charlie Byrd (1925), Charles Lloyd (1938), Brad Mehldau (1970), Takeoff (1994), Garrick Ohlsson (1948), and Gail Ann Dorsey (1962).

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