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Joe Henderson

1937 - 2001

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Joe Henderson (April 24, 1937 – June 30, 2001) was an American jazz tenor saxophonist and very occasional flute player. In a career spanning more than four decades, Henderson played with many of the leading American players of his day and recorded for several prominent labels, including Blue Note, Milestone, and Verve. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Joe Henderson is the 1,210th most popular musician (down from 1,188th in 2019), the 6,269th most popular biography from United States (down from 5,832nd in 2019) and the 425th most popular American Musician.

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Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Joe Henderson ranks 1,210 out of 3,175. Before him are Jason Becker, Helen Merrill, Edoardo Bennato, Paul Bley, Gene Clark, and John Dolmayan. After him are Dave Alexander, Gene Autry, Bruce Kulick, Shawn Crahan, Mike Bloomfield, and Aziza Mustafa Zadeh.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1937, Joe Henderson ranks 321. Before him are Manorama, Jorge Cafrune, Teresa Ciepły, Yukio Endo, Harry Wu, and Glen A. Larson. After him are Richard H. Truly, Roger Penske, Galimzyan Khusainov, Clodovil Hernandes, Guram Kostava, and Francis George. Among people deceased in 2001, Joe Henderson ranks 193. Before him are Luis Rijo, Ken Aston, Troy Donahue, Vasily Abaev, Robert W. Floyd, and Juan Antonio Villacañas. After him are Jutta Rüdiger, Ken Green, Christl Haas, Pauline Kael, John C. Lilly, and Renée Schuurman.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Joe Henderson ranks 6,270 out of 20,380. Before him are Floyd Gottfredson (1905), Chuck Connors (1921), James Juvenal (1874), Christine Jorgensen (1926), Frederick Lorz (1884), and Glen A. Larson (1937). After him are Harry Hamlin (1951), Chris Farley (1964), Niles Eldredge (1943), Dave Alexander (1947), Robert Mills (1927), and Pearl White (1889).

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Among MUSICIANS In United States

Among musicians born in United States, Joe Henderson ranks 425. Before him are Tony Williams (1945), Sterling Morrison (1942), Donald "Duck" Dunn (1941), Jason Becker (1969), Helen Merrill (1930), and Gene Clark (1944). After him are Dave Alexander (1947), Gene Autry (1907), Bruce Kulick (1953), Shawn Crahan (1969), Mike Bloomfield (1943), and Ronnie Radke (1983).

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