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John Abercrombie

1944 - 2017

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John Laird Abercrombie (December 16, 1944 – August 22, 2017) was an American jazz guitarist. His work explored jazz fusion, free jazz, and avant-garde jazz. Abercrombie studied at Berklee College of Music in Boston, Massachusetts. He was known for his understated style and his work with organ trios. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. John Abercrombie is the 1,300th most popular musician (down from 1,190th in 2019), the 6,712th most popular biography from United States (down from 5,837th in 2019) and the 473rd most popular American Musician.

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Among musicians, John Abercrombie ranks 1,300 out of 3,175. Before him are Gary Rossington, Mishary Rashid Alafasy, Neil Murray, Enzo Jannacci, David Amram, and Danny Carey. After him are Anouar Brahem, Barry Hay, Bernard Sumner, Kenny Burrell, Tete Montoliu, and Viktoria Mullova.

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Among people born in 1944, John Abercrombie ranks 460. Before him are Fausta Morganti, Uschi Glas, Sherry Lansing, Dominique Lavanant, Francesco Morini, and Li Changchun. After him are Padma Bandopadhyay, Pedro de Felipe, Gilles Berolatti, Benjamin Kogo, Oscar Temaru, and William Sanderson. Among people deceased in 2017, John Abercrombie ranks 340. Before him are Abdur Rahman Biswas, Jaak Panksepp, Leonid Kharitonov, Tatiana Zatulovskaya, Roberto Ferreiro, and Om Puri. After him are Wu Wenjun, Robert Guillaume, Issam Zahreddine, Eduard Mudrik, Jean Vuarnet, and Abdelmajid Dolmy.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, John Abercrombie ranks 6,714 out of 20,380. Before him are Edward R. Murrow (1908), Cathy Carr (1954), Gene Tunney (1897), Rick Perry (1950), David Baldacci (1960), and Mary Welsh Hemingway (1908). After him are Demi Lovato (1992), Chloë Sevigny (1974), Linden Ashby (1960), Jeffrey Ullman (1942), Mike Lindell (1961), and Dorothy Poynton-Hill (1915).

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Among MUSICIANS In United States

Among musicians born in United States, John Abercrombie ranks 473. Before him are Hank Mobley (1930), Barney Kessel (1923), Mark Isham (1951), Gary Rossington (1951), David Amram (1930), and Danny Carey (1961). After him are Kenny Burrell (1931), Nancy Wilson (1954), Bonnie Raitt (1949), Stan Kenton (1911), Mike Mangini (1963), and Jack Nitzsche (1937).

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