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McCoy Tyner

1938 - 2020

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Alfred McCoy Tyner (December 11, 1938 – March 6, 2020) was an American jazz pianist and composer known for his work with the John Coltrane Quartet from 1960 to 1965 and his long solo career afterward. He was an NEA Jazz Master and a five-time Grammy Award winner. Tyner has been widely imitated and is one of the most recognizable and influential jazz pianists of all time. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. McCoy Tyner is the 750th most popular musician (down from 742nd in 2019), the 4,113th most popular biography from United States (down from 3,773rd in 2019) and the 235th most popular American Musician.

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Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, McCoy Tyner ranks 750 out of 3,175. Before him are Tim Rice, Steve Gadd, Brian Bennett, Ingrid Haebler, Lang Lang, and Max Cavalera. After him are Chrissie Hynde, Jack Sherman, Ahmad Jamal, Giovanni Battista Guadagnini, Tom Araya, and Danko Jones.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1938, McCoy Tyner ranks 230. Before him are Rauno Aaltonen, Per Kirkeby, Sjaak Swart, Imre Földi, James W. Christy, and Michael Ritchie. After him are Jayant Narlikar, Masakatsu Miyamoto, Igor Ter-Ovanesyan, Sigitas Tamkevičius, Willi Schulz, and Lee Morgan. Among people deceased in 2020, McCoy Tyner ranks 226. Before him are Gene Deitch, David Graeber, Pentti Linkola, Abderrahmane Youssoufi, Millie Small, and José Bonaparte. After him are Jack Sherman, Dyanne Thorne, Yevgeny Shaposhnikov, Guido Messina, Rishi Kapoor, and Nexhmije Pagarusha.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, McCoy Tyner ranks 4,113 out of 20,380. Before him are Steve Guttenberg (1958), Benjamin Bratt (1963), Michael Ritchie (1938), Susannah Mushatt Jones (1899), Ted Nelson (1937), and Judith Miller (1948). After him are Linda Yaccarino (1963), Big Boss Man (1963), Andrew Cunanan (1969), Leonard Adleman (1945), Carl Wilson (1946), and Eric Roth (1945).

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Among MUSICIANS In United States

Among musicians born in United States, McCoy Tyner ranks 235. Before him are Ma Rainey (1886), Stewart Copeland (1952), Desmond Child (1953), Tim Buckley (1947), Johnny Horton (1925), and Steve Gadd (1945). After him are Chrissie Hynde (1951), Jack Sherman (1956), Ahmad Jamal (1930), Link Wray (1929), Kenny Clarke (1914), and Todd Rundgren (1948).

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