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Sheila Jordan

1928 - Today

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Sheila Jordan (born Sheila Jeanette Dawson; November 18, 1928) is an American jazz singer and songwriter. She has recorded as a session musician with an array of critically acclaimed artists in addition to recording her own albums. Jordan pioneered a bebop and scat jazz singing style with an upright bass as the only accompaniment. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Sheila Jordan is the 1,995th most popular musician (down from 1,881st in 2019), the 10,656th most popular biography from United States (down from 9,541st in 2019) and the 786th most popular American Musician.

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Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Sheila Jordan ranks 1,995 out of 3,175. Before her are Stanley Sadie, Beatrice Ohanessian, Sam Jones, Adam Jones, Herbert Stothart, and Billy Corgan. After her are Emmanuel Pahud, Myles Kennedy, Randy Weston, Bill Berry, Gary Holt, and Mick Karn.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1928, Sheila Jordan ranks 529. Before her are René Vautier, Jean-François Deniau, Olle Larsson, Marie-Louise Linssen-Vaessen, Gertrude Liebhart, and Peter Hacks. After her are Wanda Hendrix, Joseph Kruskal, Aisha Rateb, Beniamino Andreatta, Władysław Hasior, and Ernestine Anderson.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Sheila Jordan ranks 10,658 out of 20,380. Before her are Maggie Wheeler (1961), Dusty Anderson (1918), Stuart Davis (1892), Caleb Cushing (1800), Florence Henderson (1934), and Roberta Peters (1930). After her are Aja Naomi King (1985), Eric Holder (1951), Andy Hertzfeld (1953), Katharine Drexel (1858), M. Scott Peck (1936), and Robert Craft (1923).

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Among MUSICIANS In United States

Among musicians born in United States, Sheila Jordan ranks 786. Before her are Allen Toussaint (1938), Clarence White (1944), Sam Jones (1924), Adam Jones (1965), Herbert Stothart (1885), and Billy Corgan (1967). After her are Myles Kennedy (1969), Randy Weston (1926), Bill Berry (1958), Gary Holt (1964), Nelson Riddle (1921), and Bret Michaels (1963).

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