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Paul Chambers

1935 - 1969

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Paul Laurence Dunbar Chambers Jr. (April 22, 1935 – January 4, 1969) was an American jazz double bassist. A fixture of rhythm sections during the 1950s and 1960s, he has become one of the most widely-known jazz bassists of the hard bop era. He was also known for his bowed solos. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Paul Chambers is the 1,194th most popular musician (down from 1,047th in 2019), the 6,211th most popular biography from United States (down from 5,107th in 2019) and the 418th most popular American Musician.

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Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Paul Chambers ranks 1,194 out of 3,175Before him are David Paich, Hans Rosbaud, Dave Farrell, Matisyahu, Åse Kleveland, and Son House. After him are Simon Wright, Stjepan Hauser, Andrew Loog Oldham, Carlo Alfredo Piatti, Noddy Holder, and Tony Williams.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1935, Paul Chambers ranks 283Before him are Pedro Manfredini, Mari Törőcsik, Isabelle Collin Dufresne, Michael Kahn, Josef Vojta, and Sabahudin Kurt. After him are Grigore Vieru, Ivo Trumbić, Agnes Simon, Egon Franke, Fujio Akatsuka, and Don Bragg. Among people deceased in 1969, Paul Chambers ranks 152Before him are Leopold von Wiese, Georges Ronsse, Leonardo Cilaurren, Bill Ivy, Filipp Oktyabrsky, and Zinaida Aksentyeva. After him are Norman Manley, Kazimierz Sosnkowski, Rafael Osuna, Margarita Xirgu, Giorgio Chiavacci, and Albert Hill.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Paul Chambers ranks 6,212 out of 20,380Before him are Theodore Roszak (1933), John Mulcahy (1876), Shelley Long (1949), Thomas Say (1787), Abbey Lincoln (1930), and Road Dogg (1969). After him are John Agar (1921), Janet Jagan (1920), Edmund Gettier (1927), Herbert Friedman (1916), Lee Falk (1911), and Florence Bascom (1862).

Among MUSICIANS In United States

Among musicians born in United States, Paul Chambers ranks 418Before him are Dexter Holland (1965), Jerry Allison (1939), David Paich (1954), Dave Farrell (1977), Matisyahu (1979), and Son House (1902). After him are Tony Williams (1945), Sterling Morrison (1942), Donald "Duck" Dunn (1941), Jason Becker (1969), Helen Merrill (1930), and Gene Clark (1944).