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Sam Rivers

1923 - 2011

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Samuel Carthorne Rivers (September 25, 1923 – December 26, 2011) was an American jazz musician and composer. Though most famously a tenor saxophonist, he also performed on soprano saxophone, bass clarinet, flute, harmonica, piano and viola. Active in jazz since the early 1950s, he earned wider attention during the mid-1960s spread of free jazz. With a thorough command of music theory, orchestration and composition, Rivers was an influential and prominent artist in jazz music. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Sam Rivers is the 987th most popular musician (up from 2,015th in 2019), the 5,141st most popular biography from United States (up from 10,393rd in 2019) and the 325th most popular American Musician.

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Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Sam Rivers ranks 987 out of 3,175. Before him are Daevid Allen, Al Foster, Duško Gojković, John Lewis, Rosalyn Tureck, and Tuomas Holopainen. After him are Aphex Twin, Charlie Christian, Al Jardine, S. D. Burman, Corey Taylor, and Oscar Hammerstein II.

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Among people born in 1923, Sam Rivers ranks 212. Before him are Josep Seguer, Don Adams, Balbir Singh Sr., James Karen, Misael Pastrana Borrero, and Jamshid Amouzegar. After him are Rhonda Fleming, Nora Brockstedt, Marc Riboud, Vladimir Basov, Fatmawati, and Loriot. Among people deceased in 2011, Sam Rivers ranks 199. Before him are John Wood, Michael S. Hart, Dennis Oppenheim, Paulette Dubost, Inge Sørensen, and Yevhen Rudakov. After him are Jeff Conaway, Alfonso Cano, Peter Alexander, John Neville, Ricky Hui, and Erhard Loretan.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Sam Rivers ranks 5,141 out of 20,380. Before him are John Lewis (1920), Edna St. Vincent Millay (1892), Dave Schultz (1959), Rosalyn Tureck (1914), Robert Monroe (1915), and Rebecca Romijn (1972). After him are Joseph Leidy (1823), Red Auerbach (1917), Jeff Conaway (1950), Ray Romano (1957), Russell Banks (1940), and Charlie Christian (1916).

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Among musicians born in United States, Sam Rivers ranks 325. Before him are Steve Jordan (1957), Ron McGovney (1962), Fats Waller (1904), Al Foster (1943), John Lewis (1920), and Rosalyn Tureck (1914). After him are Charlie Christian (1916), Al Jardine (1942), Corey Taylor (1973), Oscar Hammerstein II (1895), Jordan Rudess (1956), and Kerry King (1964).

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