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Roy Eldridge

1911 - 1989

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David Roy Eldridge (January 30, 1911 – February 26, 1989), nicknamed "Little Jazz", was an American jazz trumpeter. His sophisticated use of harmony, including the use of tritone substitutions, his virtuosic solos exhibiting a departure from the dominant style of jazz trumpet innovator Louis Armstrong, and his strong impact on Dizzy Gillespie mark him as one of the most influential musicians of the swing era and a precursor of bebop. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Roy Eldridge is the 1,320th most popular singer (down from 1,306th in 2019), the 7,254th most popular biography from United States (down from 6,683rd in 2019) and the 364th most popular American Singer.

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Among SINGERS

Among singers, Roy Eldridge ranks 1,320 out of 4,381. Before him are Ute Lemper, Daniela Dessì, Hoagy Carmichael, Chris Farlowe, Edda Moser, and Hansi Hinterseer. After him are Anna Oxa, Viktor Lazlo, BoA, André Hazes, Juan Pons, and Beverly Sills.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1911, Roy Eldridge ranks 270. Before him are Eduardo González Valiño, René Bougnol, Savino Guglielmetti, José Muguerza, Pritilata Waddedar, and Paul Zielinski. After him are Zoltán Beke, C. L. Moore, Adam Kozłowiecki, Armandinho, István Énekes, and Milan Stojanović. Among people deceased in 1989, Roy Eldridge ranks 214. Before him are Ernst Andersson, Don Revie, Willibald Kreß, Jean Despeaux, Willi Horn, and Ernesto Formenti. After him are Elizabeth Becker-Pinkston, Federico Saiz, Manlio Di Rosa, Erik Persson, Hassler Whitney, and Leen Vente.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Roy Eldridge ranks 7,256 out of 20,380. Before him are Fats Navarro (1923), Rose Cleveland (1846), Jonathan Carroll (1949), Reggie Miller (1965), Jack Northrop (1895), and Nancy Olson (1928). After him are Frank James (1843), J. E. Freeman (1946), Hannibal Goodwin (1822), Madalyn Murray O'Hair (1919), Jess Willard (1881), and Gary Lockwood (1937).

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Among SINGERS In United States

Among singers born in United States, Roy Eldridge ranks 364. Before him are Skeeter Davis (1931), Sheila E. (1957), Jello Biafra (1958), Johnny "Guitar" Watson (1935), Evelyn Lear (1926), and Hoagy Carmichael (1899). After him are Beverly Sills (1929), Shirley Horn (1934), Reba McEntire (1955), Terence Trent D'Arby (1962), Yvonne Elliman (1951), and Stephen Marley (1972).

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