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Lou Donaldson

1926 - 2024

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Louis Andrew Donaldson Jr. (November 1, 1926 – November 9, 2024) was an American jazz alto saxophonist. He was best known for his soulful, bluesy approach to playing the alto saxophone, although in his formative years he was heavily influenced by Charlie Parker, as were many during the bebop era. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Lou Donaldson is the 1,133rd most popular musician (up from 1,306th in 2019), the 5,893rd most popular biography from United States (up from 6,465th in 2019) and the 394th most popular American Musician.

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Among musicians, Lou Donaldson ranks 1,133 out of 3,175. Before him are Rob Bourdon, Dizzy Reed, Wolfgang Schneiderhan, Woody Herman, Yvonne Loriod, and Giorgio Gaber. After him are Desmond Dekker, Mika, Nathan East, Trevor Pinnock, Pharoah Sanders, and Volodymyr Ivasyuk.

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Among people born in 1926, Lou Donaldson ranks 281. Before him are Tadeusz Konwicki, Alfreda Markowska, Giancarlo Bergamini, José Manuel Estepa Llaurens, Shigeru Kayano, and Veikko Karvonen. After him are Julio César Britos, Armand Penverne, José Alfredo Jiménez, Shinichi Hoshi, Julie London, and Myung Rye-hyun. Among people deceased in 2024, Lou Donaldson ranks 284. Before him are Frank Auerbach, Paul Morrissey, Gisela Birkemeyer, Denílson Custódio Machado, Michael Verhoeven, and Rosie Reyes. After him are Milan Nenadić, Bernard Pivot, Luis Ayala, Guy Bonnet, Pete Rose, and Vic Seixas.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Lou Donaldson ranks 5,893 out of 20,380. Before him are Maxwell Perkins (1884), George Nichols (1864), Eric S. Raymond (1957), Rafer Johnson (1935), Ken Davitian (1953), and Ralph Ellison (1914). After him are Charles F. Brush (1849), Diahnne Abbott (1945), Al Taliaferro (1905), Cynthia Rhodes (1956), John Lynch (1952), and Dot Jones (1964).

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Among MUSICIANS In United States

Among musicians born in United States, Lou Donaldson ranks 394. Before him are Twiggy Ramirez (1971), Charlie Mariano (1923), Taj Mahal (1942), Rob Bourdon (1979), Dizzy Reed (1963), and Woody Herman (1913). After him are Nathan East (1955), Pharoah Sanders (1940), John Mayer (1977), Jason White (1973), Paul Gilbert (1966), and Earl Hines (1903).

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