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Kenny Dorham

1924 - 1972

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McKinley Howard "Kenny" Dorham (August 30, 1924 – December 5, 1972) was an American jazz trumpeter, composer, and occasional singer. Dorham's talent is frequently lauded by critics and other musicians, but he never received the kind of attention or public recognition from the jazz establishment that many of his peers did. For this reason, writer Gary Giddins said that Dorham's name has become "virtually synonymous with 'underrated'." Dorham also composed the bossa nova jazz standard "Blue Bossa", which was first recorded by his associate Joe Henderson. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Kenny Dorham is the 1,378th most popular singer (down from 1,187th in 2019), the 7,551st most popular biography from United States (down from 6,058th in 2019) and the 381st most popular American Singer.

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Among singers, Kenny Dorham ranks 1,379 out of 4,381. Before him are Greetje Kauffeld, Eivør Pálsdóttir, Yoko Kanno, Jake Zyrus, Cazuza, Junior Wells, and Lee Hyori. After him are Ian Hunter, Peaches, Emma Kirkby, Hagigat Rzayeva, and Diane Warren.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1924, Kenny Dorham ranks 358. Before him are Heinz Müller, Don Knotts, Lennart Samuelsson, Yasuzo Masumura, Ruhi Sarıalp, and Boris Vasilyev. After him are Li Li-hua, Kihachi Okamoto, Antonio Creus, Johnson Aguiyi-Ironsi, Rod Serling, and Gunnar Johansson. Among people deceased in 1972, Kenny Dorham ranks 195. Before him are Armandinho, Arthur Russell, Edward Cook, Juan Manuel Gálvez, Alexander Vampilov, and Jamini Roy. After him are Cynthia Spencer, Countess Spencer, Edmund Wilson, Louella Parsons, Sven Markelius, Mitchell Leisen, and Xie Fuzhi.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Kenny Dorham ranks 7,553 out of 20,380. Before him are Charles P. Kindleberger (1910), Edward Lawry Norton (1898), John Podesta (1949), Richard D. Wolff (1942), Carl O. Sauer (1889), and Robert Carradine (1954). After him are Will Geer (1902), Jimmy Reed (1925), Katherine Rawls (1917), Frank Foss (1895), Edie McClurg (1951), and Phyllis Diller (1917).

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Among SINGERS In United States

Among singers born in United States, Kenny Dorham ranks 381. Before him are Johnny Mathis (1935), Lightnin' Hopkins (1912), Sherrill Milnes (1935), Danger Mouse (1977), Shirley Verrett (1931), and Junior Wells (1934). After him are Diane Warren (1956), Jeanette MacDonald (1903), Mary J. Blige (1971), Bobby Vee (1943), Jimi Jamison (1951), and Lyle Lovett (1957).

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