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Larry Coryell

1943 - 2017

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Larry Coryell (born Lorenz Albert Van DeLinder III; April 2, 1943 – February 19, 2017) was an American jazz guitarist, widely considered the "godfather of fusion". Alongside Gábor Szabó, he was a pioneer in melding jazz, country and rock music. Coryell was also a music teacher and a writer, penning a monthly column for Guitar Player magazine from 1977 to 1989. He collaborated with a number of other high-profile musicians, including John McLaughlin, Chick Corea, Miroslav Vitouš, Billy Cobham, Lenny White, Emily Remler, Al Di Meola, Paco de Lucía, Steve Morse and others. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Larry Coryell is the 1,231st most popular musician (down from 907th in 2019), the 6,372nd most popular biography from United States (down from 4,436th in 2019) and the 437th most popular American Musician.

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Among musicians, Larry Coryell ranks 1,231 out of 3,175. Before him are Fletcher Henderson, Scott LaFaro, Elly Ney, Billy Cox, Tamás Vásáry, and Ty Dolla Sign. After him are Jimmie Nicol, Eberhard Weber, Yiruma, Levon Helm, Otis Rush, and Scott Columbus.

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Among people born in 1943, Larry Coryell ranks 411. Before him are Masatoshi Shima, Catherine Cesarsky, Christl Haas, Leslie Uggams, Sharon Gless, and Dante Ferretti. After him are Jean-Louis Bruguès, Tony Joe White, Gordon Matta-Clark, Carole Caldwell Graebner, Susan Clark, and Ricardo Pavoni. Among people deceased in 2017, Larry Coryell ranks 315. Before him are Rance Howard, Margot Hielscher, Giuliano Sarti, Vera Glagoleva, Ernst Zündel, and Gisèle Casadesus. After him are Miguel d'Escoto Brockmann, Eugène Parlier, Yaakov Neeman, Hans Alfredson, Karl Stotz, and Heinz Schneiter.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Larry Coryell ranks 6,373 out of 20,380. Before him are Ossie Davis (1917), Alice Coachman (1923), Jim Cummings (1952), J. Lawton Collins (1896), Ty Dolla Sign (1985), and Spencer Fullerton Baird (1823). After him are Brian G. Hutton (1935), Kevin Dunn (1956), Philip Arthur Fisher (1907), Miguel d'Escoto Brockmann (1933), Ransom E. Olds (1864), and Jason Beghe (1960).

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Among MUSICIANS In United States

Among musicians born in United States, Larry Coryell ranks 437. Before him are Ronnie Radke (1983), Grant Green (1935), Fletcher Henderson (1897), Scott LaFaro (1936), Billy Cox (1939), and Ty Dolla Sign (1985). After him are Levon Helm (1940), Otis Rush (1934), Scott Columbus (1956), Tony Joe White (1943), Donald Byrd (1932), and Michael Sembello (1954).

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