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Kenny G

1956 - Today

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Kenneth Bruce Gorelick (born June 5, 1956) is an American smooth jazz saxophonist, composer, and record producer. His 1986 album Duotones brought him commercial success. Kenny G is one of the best-selling artists of all time, with global sales totaling more than 75 million records, making him also the best-selling instrumentalist in history. Kenny G was born in Seattle, Washington and started playing the saxophone at the age of ten, inspired by a performance on The Ed Sullivan Show. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Kenny G is the 797th most popular musician (down from 655th in 2019), the 4,341st most popular biography from United States (down from 3,355th in 2019) and the 258th most popular American Musician.

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Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Kenny G ranks 797 out of 3,175. Before him are Carl Palmer, Richard Galliano, John Michael Talbot, Stephen Heller, Ira Gershwin, and Franz Konwitschny. After him are Arthur De Greef, Huey Lewis, Scotty Moore, Sammy Hagar, John Illsley, and Eduard Nápravník.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1956, Kenny G ranks 160. Before him are K. A. Applegate, Saadeddine Othmani, Zlatko Kranjčar, Brian Robertson, Lesley Manville, and Sebastian Coe. After him are David Alan Grier, Park Won-soon, Princess Marie-Esméralda of Belgium, Kim Jong-hun, Tim Russ, and Veronica Hart.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Kenny G ranks 4,341 out of 20,380. Before him are Warren Oates (1928), Ira Gershwin (1896), Dakota Johnson (1989), Baby Face Nelson (1908), Franz Kline (1910), and Kevin Sorbo (1958). After him are Jennifer Lee (1971), Mark Granovetter (1943), Thom Mayne (1944), Lara Flynn Boyle (1970), Huey Lewis (1950), and Bobby Morrow (1935).

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Among MUSICIANS In United States

Among musicians born in United States, Kenny G ranks 258. Before him are Lee Morgan (1938), Andrew Hill (1931), Eddie Vedder (1964), Horace Silver (1928), John Michael Talbot (1954), and Ira Gershwin (1896). After him are Huey Lewis (1950), Scotty Moore (1931), Sammy Hagar (1947), James Kottak (1962), Ron Carter (1937), and Alec John Such (1951).

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