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Max Roach

1924 - 2007

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Maxwell Lemuel Roach (January 10, 1924 – August 16, 2007) was an American jazz drummer and composer. A pioneer of bebop, he worked in many other styles of music, and is generally considered one of the most important drummers in history. He worked with many famous jazz musicians, including Clifford Brown, Coleman Hawkins, Dizzy Gillespie, Charlie Parker, Miles Davis, Duke Ellington, Thelonious Monk, Abbey Lincoln, Dinah Washington, Charles Mingus, Billy Eckstine, Stan Getz, Sonny Rollins, Eric Dolphy, and Booker Little. He also played with his daughter Maxine Roach, a Grammy nominated violist. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Max Roach is the 934th most popular musician (down from 717th in 2019), the 4,907th most popular biography from United States (down from 3,650th in 2019) and the 307th most popular American Musician.

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Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Max Roach ranks 934 out of 3,175. Before him are Nicanor Zabaleta, Pat Mastelotto, Julian Fontana, Dorival Caymmi, Al Stewart, and André Cluytens. After him are Orhan Gencebay, James Ingram, Yakov Zak, Nikolai Noskov, Scott Travis, and Lili Kraus.

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Among people born in 1924, Max Roach ranks 231. Before him are Aman Andom, Viktor Astafyev, Ken Armstrong, Isadore Singer, Eduardo Paolozzi, and Juan Carlos González. After him are Jean-François Revel, Budge Patty, John Hansen, Klaus Huber, Luděk Pachman, and Erik Balling. Among people deceased in 2007, Max Roach ranks 192. Before him are Dabbs Greer, Paek Nam-sun, Chandra Shekhar, Antonio María Javierre Ortas, Antonio Aguilar, and Kembo Uba Kembo. After him are Nazik Al-Malaika, Hans Wegner, Al Oerter, Benjamin Libet, Jim Gray, and Angelo Felici.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Max Roach ranks 4,907 out of 20,380. Before him are Maurice Sendak (1928), Mercedes Ruehl (1948), Glenn Curtiss (1878), Donald Johanson (1943), Mae Marsh (1894), and Elaine Stewart (1930). After him are Walter Short (1880), James L. Elliot (1943), Leontyne Price (1927), Edward Marsh (1874), Bryce Dallas Howard (1981), and Samantha Smith (1972).

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Among MUSICIANS In United States

Among musicians born in United States, Max Roach ranks 307. Before him are Tommy Johnson (1896), Floyd Council (1911), Dee Dee Warwick (1942), Jim Hall (1930), Jimmy Smith (1925), and Pat Mastelotto (1955). After him are James Ingram (1952), Scott Travis (1961), Charlie Haden (1937), Willie Dixon (1915), T-Bone Walker (1910), and Teddy Wilson (1912).

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