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Oscar Pettiford

1922 - 1960

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Oscar Pettiford (September 30, 1922 – September 8, 1960) was an American jazz double bassist and composer. He was one of the earliest musicians to work in the bebop idiom. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Oscar Pettiford is the 1,509th most popular musician (down from 1,445th in 2019), the 7,893rd most popular biography from United States (down from 7,261st in 2019) and the 555th most popular American Musician.

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Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Oscar Pettiford ranks 1,509 out of 3,175. Before him are Jay Kay, Larry Graham, Lester Bowie, Chris Stein, Robben Ford, and Patrick Moraz. After him are Damian Marley, Rudy Sarzo, Brendan O'Brien, George Winston, Jimmy Buffett, and Zhanna Bichevskaya.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1922, Oscar Pettiford ranks 325. Before him are Mochtar Lubis, José Luis Panizo, Alfred G. Knudson, Edwin Vásquez, Eevi Huttunen, and Jack Kruschen. After him are Umberto Betti, Sydney Lassick, Stoyanka Mutafova, Rory Calhoun, Cécile DeWitt-Morette, and Blaga Aleksova. Among people deceased in 1960, Oscar Pettiford ranks 180. Before him are Edward Hennig, Fritz-Hubert Gräser, Georgi Kyoseivanov, Antal Szalay, Gaston Amson, and Ángel Cabrera. After him are Julie Vinter Hansen, René Maran, Fred Buscaglione, Luiz Vinhaes, Diana Barrymore, and Anni Holdmann.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Oscar Pettiford ranks 7,895 out of 20,380. Before him are Robben Ford (1951), Larry O'Brien (1917), Jamey Sheridan (1951), Drew Gilpin Faust (1947), Al St. John (1892), and Peter Pace (1945). After him are Yokozuna (1966), Julian Jaynes (1920), Catherine Oxenberg (1961), David Souter (1939), Janet Reno (1938), and Tori Spelling (1973).

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Among MUSICIANS In United States

Among musicians born in United States, Oscar Pettiford ranks 555. Before him are Joseph Williams (1960), Allen Collins (1952), Larry Graham (1946), Lester Bowie (1941), Chris Stein (1950), and Robben Ford (1951). After him are Brendan O'Brien (1960), George Winston (1949), Jimmy Buffett (1946), Karl Logan (1965), Albert Ammons (1907), and Nils Lofgren (1951).

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