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Lester Bowie

1941 - 1999

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Lester Bowie (October 11, 1941 – November 8, 1999) was an American jazz trumpet player and composer. He was a member of the Association for the Advancement of Creative Musicians and co-founded the Art Ensemble of Chicago. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 20 different languages on Wikipedia. Lester Bowie is the 1,505th most popular musician (down from 1,355th in 2024), the 7,852nd most popular biography from United States (down from 6,777th in 2019) and the 553rd most popular American Musician.

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Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Lester Bowie ranks 1,505 out of 3,175. Before him are Noel Rosa, Ronnie Drew, Andreas Kisser, Mic Michaeli, Jay Kay, and Larry Graham. After him are Chris Stein, Robben Ford, Patrick Moraz, Oscar Pettiford, Damian Marley, and Rudy Sarzo.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1941, Lester Bowie ranks 461. Before him are Michael Lerner, Jean-Claude Magnan, Franco Nones, João Ubaldo Ribeiro, Mario Trevi, and Frans Verbeeck. After him are Letícia Román, Stavros Dimas, Nicolae Neagoe, John Thomas, Vikki Carr, and Juliet Mills. Among people deceased in 1999, Lester Bowie ranks 218. Before him are Celso Torrelio, Sarah Kane, João Cabral de Melo Neto, Alain Peyrefitte, Umyar Mavlikhanov, and Robert Douglas. After him are Gorilla Monsoon, Kirk Alyn, Nikolay Latyshev, Josef Doležal, Masaji Kiyokawa, and Frank Lubin.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Lester Bowie ranks 7,855 out of 20,380. Before him are Frederick Terman (1900), Jan Henne (1947), Jerry Lucas (1940), Jim Hutton (1934), Jack Colvin (1934), Corey Feldman (1971), and Alan Shugart (1930). After him are Glenn Branca (1948), Gorilla Monsoon (1937), Larry Drake (1950), Carol Lynley (1942), and Jeff Perry (1955).

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Among MUSICIANS In United States

Among musicians born in United States, Lester Bowie ranks 553. Before him are Mal Waldron (1925), Jennifer Batten (1957), Tony Scott (1921), Joseph Williams (1960), Allen Collins (1952), and Larry Graham (1946). After him are Chris Stein (1950), Robben Ford (1951), Oscar Pettiford (1922), Brendan O'Brien (1960), George Winston (1949), and Jimmy Buffett (1946).

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