MUSICIAN

Otis Spann

1924 - 1970

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Otis Spann (March 21, 1924, or 1930 – April 24, 1970) was an American blues musician many consider the leading postwar Chicago blues pianist. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 19 different languages on Wikipedia. Otis Spann is the 1,840th most popular musician (down from 1,627th in 2024), the 9,781st most popular biography from United States (down from 8,162nd in 2019) and the 708th most popular American Musician.

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Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Otis Spann ranks 1,840 out of 3,175. Before him are Bootsy Collins, LiSA, Percy Heath, Mick Avory, Brian Downey, and Alva Noto. After him are Jovdat Hajiyev, Luciano Ligabue, Craig Jones, Jim Gordon, Mille Petrozza, and Michala Petri.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1924, Otis Spann ranks 434. Before him are Donald Richie, Muhammad Osman Said, James Lighthill, Claude Netter, Serafim Fernandes de Araújo, and Scott Brady. After him are Leo Buscaglia, Lucy Salani, Lucky Thompson, Armando Peraza, Nicholas Colasanto, and Gail Russell. Among people deceased in 1970, Otis Spann ranks 235. Before him are John Beazley, Ernst Krebs, William Hopper, Walter Reuther, David Mountbatten, 3rd Marquess of Milford Haven, and Leopoldo Conti. After him are Grethe Weiser, Stefan Andres, Paul Sturzenegger, Edward Everett Horton, Earl Eby, and Máirtín Ó Cadhain.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Otis Spann ranks 9,783 out of 20,380. Before him are Carl Robie (1945), Noah Baumbach (1969), Albert Pinkham Ryder (1847), Zitkala-Sa (1876), Scott Brady (1924), and Ann Rule (1931). After him are Skin Diamond (1987), Leo Buscaglia (1924), Chris Buck (1958), Frances Bean Cobain (1992), John Shea (1949), and Lucinda Williams (1953).

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Among MUSICIANS In United States

Among musicians born in United States, Otis Spann ranks 708. Before him are Tadd Dameron (1917), Jimmy Garrison (1934), Utada Hikaru (1983), Bobby Hutcherson (1941), Bootsy Collins (1951), and Percy Heath (1923). After him are Craig Jones (1972), Jim Gordon (1945), George Russell (1923), Paul Bostaph (1964), Pepper Adams (1930), and Ray Bryant (1931).

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