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Oscar Peterson

1925 - 2007

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Oscar Emmanuel Peterson (August 15, 1925 – December 23, 2007) was a Canadian jazz pianist and composer. As a virtuoso who is considered to be one of the greatest jazz pianists of all time, Peterson released more than 200 recordings, won eight Grammy Awards, as well as a lifetime achievement award from the Recording Academy, and received numerous other awards and honours. He played thousands of concerts worldwide in a career lasting more than 60 years. He was called the "Maharaja of the keyboard" by Duke Ellington, simply "O.P." by his friends, and informally in the jazz community, "the King of inside swing". Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Oscar Peterson is the 252nd most popular musician (down from 225th in 2019), the 65th most popular biography from Canada (down from 52nd in 2019) and the 5th most popular Canadian Musician.

Oscar Peterson is most famous for being a jazz pianist. He was born in Montreal, Canada and was known for being one of the greatest jazz pianists of all time.

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Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Oscar Peterson ranks 252 out of 3,175. Before him are Isaac Stern, Arthur Nikisch, Paolo Conte, John Zorn, Mauro Giuliani, and Don Shirley. After him are Bono, Joe Satriani, Jean-Marie Leclair, Alan Parsons, Chris de Burgh, and Georges Prêtre.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1925, Oscar Peterson ranks 83. Before him are József Bozsik, Claude Lanzmann, Alain Touraine, Michele Ferrero, Veljko Kadijević, and Masanori Tokita. After him are Robert Rauschenberg, Paul Greengard, Princess Regina of Saxe-Meiningen, Martin Rodbell, Hal Holbrook, and Hilda Gadea. Among people deceased in 2007, Oscar Peterson ranks 49. Before him are Henri Troyat, Arawa Kimura, Momofuku Ando, Carl Friedrich von Weizsäcker, Abbé Pierre, and John Backus. After him are Gaston Thorn, Vladimir Kryuchkov, Nobuo Matsunaga, Paul Watzlawick, David Lane, and Jean-Claude Brialy.

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In Canada

Among people born in Canada, Oscar Peterson ranks 65 out of 1,622. Before him are Princess Margriet of the Netherlands (1943), Peter North (1957), Catherine O'Hara (1954), Oswald Avery (1877), Elliot Page (1987), and Eugene Levy (1946). After him are Max Aitken, 1st Baron Beaverbrook (1879), Dan Aykroyd (1952), David H. Hubel (1926), John Ireland (1914), Charles Brenton Huggins (1901), and The Weeknd (1990).

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Among MUSICIANS In Canada

Among musicians born in Canada, Oscar Peterson ranks 5. Before him are Leonard Cohen (1934), Glenn Gould (1932), Neil Young (1945), and Joni Mitchell (1943). After him are Avril Lavigne (1984), Gil Evans (1912), Loreena McKennitt (1957), David Foster (1949), Maynard Ferguson (1928), Deadmau5 (1981), and Robbie Robertson (1943).

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