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John Dankworth

1927 - 2010

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Sir John Phillip William Dankworth (20 September 1927 – 6 February 2010) was an English jazz composer, saxophonist, clarinettist and writer of film scores. With his wife, jazz singer Dame Cleo Laine, he was a music educator and also her music director. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 20 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 19 in 2024). John Dankworth is the 2,355th most popular musician (up from 2,421st in 2024), the 5,963rd most popular biography from United Kingdom (up from 5,999th in 2019) and the 386th most popular British Musician.

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Among musicians, John Dankworth ranks 2,355 out of 3,175. Before him are Pata, Harry Carney, Ian Mosley, Dorothy Ashby, Big Joe Williams, and Roope Latvala. After him are Michael Romeo, Buzz Osborne, Mustard, Atticus Ross, Jerry Harrison, and Meredith Brooks.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1927, John Dankworth ranks 469. Before him are Bill McGarry, Walter Bahr, Red Kelly, Malcolm Allison, Arnold Wolfendale, and Nan Martin. After him are Boots Randolph, Sylvia Fedoruk, Cleo Laine, Ann Gillis, Connie Kay, and Hank Ballard. Among people deceased in 2010, John Dankworth ranks 455. Before him are Malcolm Allison, Khattiya Sawasdipol, Jerry Bock, Dorothy Provine, Nan Martin, and Ravindra Kelekar. After him are Jimmy Dean, Kate McGarrigle, Anna Samokhina, Nodar Kumaritashvili, Gil Merrick, and Frank Fenner.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, John Dankworth ranks 5,965 out of 8,785. Before him are Aaron Lennon (1987), Ian Mosley (1953), George Windsor, Earl of St Andrews (1962), John Riseley-Prichard (1924), Luke Shaw (1995), and Selwyn Lloyd (1904). After him are Hilda James (1904), Brett Anderson (1967), Graham Parker (1950), Alex Pettyfer (1990), Paul Whitehouse (1958), and Alexandra Bastedo (1946).

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Among MUSICIANS In United Kingdom

Among musicians born in United Kingdom, John Dankworth ranks 386. Before him are Julian Lloyd Webber (1951), Marian McPartland (1918), Guy Chambers (1963), James Newman (1985), William Orbit (1956), and Ian Mosley (1953). After him are Atticus Ross (1968), Andy Sneap (1969), Simon Kirke (1949), Rupert Hine (1947), Ralph McTell (1944), and Tim Renwick (1949).

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