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Kai Winding

1922 - 1983

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Kai Chresten Winding ( KY WIN-ding; May 18, 1922 – May 6, 1983) was a Danish-born American trombonist and jazz composer. He is known for his collaborations with fellow trombonist J. J. Johnson. His version of "More", the theme from the movie Mondo Cane, reached in 1963 number 8 in the Billboard Hot 100 and remained his only entry here. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Kai Winding is the 2,098th most popular musician (down from 2,062nd in 2019), the 646th most popular biography from Denmark (down from 641st in 2019) and the 9th most popular Danish Musician.

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Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Kai Winding ranks 2,098 out of 3,175. Before him are Dwight Yoakam, Debbi Peterson, Barney Bigard, Robert Del Naja, Chris Dreja, and Larry Young. After him are Ian Wallace, Phil Lesh, Vicki Peterson, James Williamson, Julia Fischer, and Mike Starr.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1922, Kai Winding ranks 414. Before him are Franz Fühmann, Royal Dano, Coleen Gray, Stanford R. Ovshinsky, John Anderson, and Paul Winchell. After him are Ágnes Nemes Nagy, George R. Price, Turhan Bey, Bert I. Gordon, Patricia Canning Todd, and Les Baxter. Among people deceased in 1983, Kai Winding ranks 256. Before him are Betty Nuthall, Frank Forde, Rudolf Kotormány, Franco Trincavelli, Momčilo Đokić, and George Bruns. After him are Marjorie Cox Crawford, Constantino Urbieta Sosa, Eubie Blake, Marie Mosquini, Henry M. Jackson, and Derek J. de Solla Price.

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In Denmark

Among people born in Denmark, Kai Winding ranks 646 out of 1,032. Before him are Viggo Jensen (1947), Kasper Hjulmand (1972), Ole Kjær (1954), Niklas Landin Jacobsen (1988), Mads Pedersen (1995), and Connie Hedegaard (1960). After him are Thomas Christiansen (1973), Troels Rasmussen (1961), Nikolaj Arcel (1972), Poul Heegaard (1871), Lars Elstrup (1963), and Finn Pedersen (1925).

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Among MUSICIANS In Denmark

Among musicians born in Denmark, Kai Winding ranks 9. Before him are Jørgen Ingmann (1925), Jacob Gade (1879), Niels-Henning Ørsted Pedersen (1946), Svend Asmussen (1916), Ole Beich (1955), and Michala Petri (1958). After him are John Tchicai (1936), Flemming Rasmussen (1958), Trentemøller (1972), Nikolaj Koppel (1969), Malene Mortensen (1982), and Oh Land (1985).

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