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Joe Pass

1929 - 1994

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Joe Pass (born Joseph Anthony Jacobi Passalacqua; January 13, 1929 – May 23, 1994) was an American jazz guitarist. Pass recorded and performed live with pianist Oscar Peterson, composer Duke Ellington, and vocalist Ella Fitzgerald, and he is generally esteemed as one of the most notable jazz guitarists of the 20th century for his solo guitar playing, found on recordings such as Virtuoso. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Joe Pass is the 813th most popular musician (down from 642nd in 2019), the 4,419th most popular biography from United States (down from 3,295th in 2019) and the 265th most popular American Musician.

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Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Joe Pass ranks 813 out of 3,175. Before him are Alec John Such, Giovanni Maria Bononcini, Charly García, Evgeny Kissin, Bob Sinclar, and Trickster. After him are Francisco Canaro, Lazar Berman, Chucho Valdés, Clara Rockmore, Paul van Dyk, and Daron Malakian.

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Among people born in 1929, Joe Pass ranks 231. Before him are Fazil Iskander, Józef Glemp, Liselotte Pulver, Barbara Walters, Roger Bannister, and June Squibb. After him are Péter Palotás, Nina Ponomaryova, Nigel Hawthorne, Jack Higgins, Kishore Kumar, and Anna Walentynowicz. Among people deceased in 1994, Joe Pass ranks 158. Before him are Stephen Cole Kleene, Ales Adamovich, Roy J. Plunkett, Grigol Abashidze, Leonid Leonov, and Mildred Natwick. After him are Dmitri Ivanenko, Phoumi Vongvichit, John Edward Williams, Mehmed Orhan, Rossano Brazzi, and Zail Singh.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Joe Pass ranks 4,419 out of 20,380. Before him are Lydia Clarke (1923), Traci Lords (1968), Warren Weaver (1894), William Baumol (1922), Charles Murray (1943), and Philo Farnsworth (1906). After him are Harry Nelson Pillsbury (1872), Jennifer Morrison (1979), Ernest B. Schoedsack (1893), Richard Carpenter (1946), Charles Dillon Perrine (1867), and Deke Slayton (1924).

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Among MUSICIANS In United States

Among musicians born in United States, Joe Pass ranks 265. Before him are Huey Lewis (1950), Scotty Moore (1931), Sammy Hagar (1947), James Kottak (1962), Ron Carter (1937), and Alec John Such (1951). After him are Daron Malakian (1975), Diplo (1978), Reginald Arvizu (1969), Jim Croce (1943), Marky Ramone (1952), and John Petrucci (1967).

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