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Shirley Scott

1934 - 2002

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Shirley Scott (March 14, 1934 – March 10, 2002) was an American jazz organist. Her music was noted for its mixture of bebop, blues, and gospel elements. She was known by the nickname "Queen of the Organ". Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia. Shirley Scott is the 2,364th most popular musician (down from 2,215th in 2024), the 12,904th most popular biography from United States (down from 11,741st in 2019) and the 968th most popular American Musician.

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Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Shirley Scott ranks 2,364 out of 3,175. Before her are Mustard, Atticus Ross, Jerry Harrison, Meredith Brooks, Amen, and Kjetil-Vidar Haraldstad. After her are Maxim Fadeev, Andy Sneap, Duke Pearson, Simon Kirke, Boots Randolph, and DJ Lethal.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1934, Shirley Scott ranks 554. Before her are Renée Richards, Noel Harrison, Ioannis Palaiokrassas, Peter Ashdown, Murli Manohar Joshi, and Annette Crosbie. After her are Peter Masterson, Eddie Harris, Janet Munro, Mahendra Kapoor, Peter Arnett, and John S. Bull. Among people deceased in 2002, Shirley Scott ranks 340. Before her are Tom Dowd, Pauline Chan Bo-Lin, Jerry Heidenreich, Jam Master Jay, Nasir Hussain, and Rusty Wailes. After her are Audrey Mestre, Kaifi Azmi, Alex Hannum, Virginia Hamilton, Patsy Mink, and Irene Worth.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Shirley Scott ranks 12,908 out of 20,380. Before her are Al Sharpton (1954), Peter Welch (1947), Jerry Harrison (1949), Domenick Lombardozzi (1976), Gucci Mane (1980), and Meredith Brooks (1958). After her are Joan Severance (1958), Chad Trujillo (1973), Marguerite MacIntyre (1965), Robert Wuhl (1951), Timothy Omundson (1969), and Fred Schneider (1951).

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Among MUSICIANS In United States

Among musicians born in United States, Shirley Scott ranks 968. Before her are Big Joe Williams (1903), Michael Romeo (1968), Buzz Osborne (1964), Mustard (1990), Jerry Harrison (1949), and Meredith Brooks (1958). After her are Duke Pearson (1932), Boots Randolph (1927), Art Taylor (1929), Eddie Harris (1934), Dave Bartholomew (1918), and Eddie Lang (1902).

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