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Nat Adderley

1931 - 2000

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Nathaniel Carlyle Adderley (November 25, 1931 – January 2, 2000) was an American jazz trumpeter and composer. He was the younger brother of saxophonist Julian "Cannonball" Adderley, with whom he played for many years. Adderley's composition "Work Song" (1960) is a jazz standard, and also became a success on the pop charts after singer Oscar Brown Jr. wrote lyrics for it. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Nat Adderley is the 1,676th most popular musician (down from 1,436th in 2019), the 8,802nd most popular biography from United States (down from 7,219th in 2019) and the 625th most popular American Musician.

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Among musicians, Nat Adderley ranks 1,676 out of 3,175. Before him are Ted Gärdestad, John Ogdon, Jerry Cantrell, Barry McGuire, Imants Kalniņš, and Franco Luambo. After him are Robert Hausmann, Guru Josh, Bernie Leadon, Wanda Wiłkomirska, Jake E. Lee, and Teddy Riley.

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Among people born in 1931, Nat Adderley ranks 477. Before him are István Hevesi, Raúl Belén, Jaime Ramírez, Aleksandar Ivoš, Abdirahman Ahmed Ali Tuur, and Chiharu Igaya. After him are Dana Wynter, Kálmán Markovits, Walt Davis, Bob Clotworthy, Lonnie Donegan, and Hansjörg Felmy. Among people deceased in 2000, Nat Adderley ranks 269. Before him are Arcadio López, Józef Pińkowski, Dimitrios Drivas, So Yamamura, Erich Kähler, and Federico Wilde. After him are Tony Cliff, Stanley Turrentine, George Koltanowski, Elmo Zumwalt, Policarpo Paz García, and Edward Craven Walker.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Nat Adderley ranks 8,804 out of 20,380. Before him are Eben Moglen (1959), Wendell Corey (1914), Michael Andretti (1962), Nana Visitor (1957), Porter Goss (1938), and Fredric Lehne (1959). After him are Earl Browder (1891), Dave Cowens (1948), Benjamin Banneker (1731), Laura San Giacomo (1962), Amar Bose (1929), and Brian Gottfried (1952).

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Among MUSICIANS In United States

Among musicians born in United States, Nat Adderley ranks 625. Before him are Jim Root (1971), Bobby Timmons (1935), Ramsey Lewis (1935), Hal David (1921), Jerry Cantrell (1966), and Barry McGuire (1935). After him are Bernie Leadon (1947), Jake E. Lee (1957), Teddy Riley (1967), Chico Hamilton (1921), Peter Buck (1956), and Lyle Mays (1953).

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