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Johnny Hodges

1906 - 1970

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John Cornelius Hodges (July 25, 1907 – May 11, 1970) was an American alto saxophonist, best known for solo work with Duke Ellington's big band. He played lead alto in the saxophone section for many years. Hodges was also featured on soprano saxophone, but refused to play soprano after 1940. Along with Benny Carter, Hodges is considered to be one of the definitive alto saxophone players of the big band era. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 22 different languages on Wikipedia. Johnny Hodges is the 1,179th most popular musician (down from 1,076th in 2024), the 6,123rd most popular biography from United States (down from 5,301st in 2019) and the 411th most popular American Musician.

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Among musicians, Johnny Hodges ranks 1,179 out of 3,175. Before him are Conny Plank, Antonio Maria Bononcini, Mark St. John, Glenn Danzig, Valentina Lisitsa, and Johnny Thunders. After him are Dan Balan, Alexander Dreyschock, Dexter Holland, Véronique Sanson, Wolfgang Flür, and Jerry Allison.

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Among people born in 1906, Johnny Hodges ranks 253. Before him are Kathleen Kenyon, Herbert Wehner, Madeleine Carroll, Luo Ruiqing, Alexander Moyzes, and Tamara Khanum. After him are Jaroslav Burgr, Casimiro Torres, Dušan Marković, Caroline Smith, Corneliu Baba, and Eino Penttilä. Among people deceased in 1970, Johnny Hodges ranks 173. Before him are Adolf Wiklund, Alfred Sturtevant, Jérôme Carcopino, Alfréd Rényi, Parashqevi Qiriazi, and William Slim, 1st Viscount Slim. After him are Alice Hamilton, Nathan Altman, Anna Louise Strong, Marcel Minnaert, Karel Pešek, and Julius Pokorny.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Johnny Hodges ranks 6,123 out of 20,380. Before him are James Thurber (1894), William Daniels (1927), Matthew Lillard (1970), John McIntire (1907), Charlotte Flair (1986), and Gilbert Baker (1951). After him are Jennifer Tilly (1958), Ken Ribet (1948), Catherine Hardwicke (1955), Fred Alderman (1905), Sally Kellerman (1937), and Robert Henri (1865).

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Among musicians born in United States, Johnny Hodges ranks 411. Before him are Chester Thompson (1948), Larry Carlton (1948), Eric Martin (1960), Mark St. John (1956), Glenn Danzig (1955), and Johnny Thunders (1952). After him are Dexter Holland (1965), Jerry Allison (1939), David Paich (1954), Dave Farrell (1977), Matisyahu (1979), and Son House (1902).

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