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Larry Young

1940 - 1978

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Larry Young (also known as Khalid Yasin [Abdul Aziz]; October 7, 1940 – March 30, 1978) was an American jazz organist and occasional pianist. Young's early work was strongly influenced by the soul jazz of Jimmy Smith, but he later pioneered a more experimental, modal approach to the Hammond B-3. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Larry Young is the 2,098th most popular musician (up from 2,173rd in 2019), the 11,232nd most popular biography from United States (up from 11,524th in 2019) and the 834th most popular American Musician.

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

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Among people born in 1940, Larry Young ranks 554. Before him are Jerry Lawson, Kiyoshi Tanabe, Mario Velarde, Joe South, Anja Breien, and Daniel Goldin. After him are Phil Lesh, Edy Hubacher, Judy Cornwell, Alberto Fouilloux, Ingrid Wendl, and Mary Rand. Among people deceased in 1978, Larry Young ranks 255. Before him are Paul Scott, Rudolf Schoeller, Tibor Serly, Giuseppe Berto, James Daly, and Ewald Balser. After him are Dan Dailey, Pavel Antokolsky, Wendy Barrie, Ray Noble, Hugh MacDiarmid, and Theresa Weld.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Larry Young ranks 11,234 out of 20,380. Before him are Richard Moll (1943), William Hooper (1742), Rick Berman (1945), August Wilson (1945), Judith Merril (1923), and Matt Hardy (1974). After him are Levi Woodbury (1789), Stephanie Zimbalist (1956), Viola Dana (1897), Dick Jones (1927), John Hencken (1954), and Charles Sands (1865).

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Among MUSICIANS In United States

Among musicians born in United States, Larry Young ranks 834. Before him are Jimmy Van Heusen (1913), Chino Moreno (1973), Don Williams (1939), Dwight Yoakam (1956), Debbi Peterson (1961), and Barney Bigard (1906). After him are Phil Lesh (1940), Vicki Peterson (1958), James Williamson (1949), Mike Starr (1966), Jack Antonoff (1984), and David "Honeyboy" Edwards (1915).

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