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Les Baxter

1922 - 1996

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Leslie Thompson Baxter (March 14, 1922 – January 15, 1996) was an American composer, conductor, and musician. After working as an arranger and composer for swing bands, he developed his own style of easy listening music, known as exotica and scored over 250 radio, television and motion pictures numbers. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia. Les Baxter is the 2,137th most popular musician (down from 1,753rd in 2024), the 11,449th most popular biography from United States (down from 8,904th in 2019) and the 854th most popular American Musician.

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Among musicians, Les Baxter ranks 2,137 out of 3,175. Before him are Richie Faulkner, Omar Hakim, Kristen Pfaff, David Tudor, Necrobutcher, and Peter Erskine. After him are Mose Allison, Mitch Lucker, Paul Winter, Paulo Jr., Iva Bittová, and DJ Hell.

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Among people born in 1922, Les Baxter ranks 420. Before him are Kai Winding, Ágnes Nemes Nagy, George R. Price, Turhan Bey, Bert I. Gordon, and Patricia Canning Todd. After him are Jose W. Diokno, Jesús Iglesias, Ivor Broadis, Joan Copeland, Redd Foxx, and Helen Gurley Brown. Among people deceased in 1996, Les Baxter ranks 330. Before him are Julio Bolbochán, Barbara Jordan, David Tudor, Gulab Bai, Renato Russo, and Jack Ragland. After him are Evelyn Hooker, Sverre Sørsdal, Virginia Christine, Tommy Lawton, Yelizaveta Bagryantseva, and Peter Glenville.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Les Baxter ranks 11,451 out of 20,380. Before him are Dan Henderson (1970), Patricia Roberts Harris (1924), Jack Ragland (1913), Paul Orndorff (1949), Bob Uecker (1934), and Peter Erskine (1954). After him are Jim Webb (1946), Jaime Pressly (1977), Rudy Vallée (1901), David Miscavige (1960), Aisha Tyler (1970), and Mose Allison (1927).

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Among MUSICIANS In United States

Among musicians born in United States, Les Baxter ranks 854. Before him are Lowell George (1945), Vinnie Moore (1964), Omar Hakim (1959), Kristen Pfaff (1967), David Tudor (1926), and Peter Erskine (1954). After him are Mose Allison (1927), Mitch Lucker (1984), Paul Winter (1939), Josh Homme (1973), Roger Miller (1936), and Bill Laswell (1955).

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