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Johnny Dodds

1892 - 1940

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Johnny Dodds (; April 12, 1892 – August 8, 1940) was an American jazz clarinetist and alto saxophonist based in New Orleans, best known for his recordings under his own name and with bands such as those of Joe "King" Oliver, Jelly Roll Morton, Lovie Austin and Louis Armstrong. Dodds was the older brother of drummer Warren "Baby" Dodds, one of the first important jazz drummers. They worked together in the New Orleans Bootblacks in 1926. Dodds is an important figure in jazz history. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in 18 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 17 in 2024). Johnny Dodds is the 1,817th most popular musician (down from 1,602nd in 2024), the 9,687th most popular biography from United States (down from 8,032nd in 2019) and the 696th most popular American Musician.

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Among musicians, Johnny Dodds ranks 1,817 out of 3,175. Before her are Jimmie Vaughan, Chris Poland, Seasick Steve, Kenny Wheeler, Van Dyke Parks, and Max Weinberg. After her are Booker T. Jones, Leonidas Kavakos, Holly Johnson, Kim Kashkashian, Magic Slim, and Carey Bell.

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Among people born in 1892, Johnny Dodds ranks 276. Before her are Luigi Maiocco, Marston Morse, David Garnett, Ezio Pinza, Elizabeth Ryan, and Victor Fontan. After her are Franciszek Szymczyk, Claire Windsor, Archibald MacLeish, Liesl Karlstadt, Kazimiera Iłłakowiczówna, and Charles Brackett. Among people deceased in 1940, Johnny Dodds ranks 186. Before her are Eric Gill, Ole Lilloe-Olsen, Marguerite Clark, Gabriele Possanner, Harry Stafford, and Agnes von Krusenstjerna. After her are Charles Stanton Ogle, Diana Karenne, Eugenie Schwarzwald, Tomasz Stankiewicz, Rudolf Thurneysen, and Frederick Merriman.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Johnny Dodds ranks 9,689 out of 20,380. Before her are Jack McGee (1949), Shane West (1978), Kenneth Appel (1932), Maddie Ziegler (2002), Max Weinberg (1951), and Alexander Patch (1889). After her are Lyman Lemnitzer (1899), Martin Johnson Heade (1819), Justin Bartha (1978), Kevin J. O'Connor (1963), Francis Ford (1881), and Diane Sawyer (1945).

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Among MUSICIANS In United States

Among musicians born in United States, Johnny Dodds ranks 696. Before her are Doug Aldrich (1964), Jimmie Vaughan (1951), Chris Poland (1957), Seasick Steve (1951), Van Dyke Parks (1943), and Max Weinberg (1951). After her are Booker T. Jones (1944), Kim Kashkashian (1952), Magic Slim (1937), Carey Bell (1936), Bill Black (1926), and Tadd Dameron (1917).

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