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Sonny Rollins

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Walter Theodore "Sonny" Rollins (born September 7, 1930) is an American retired jazz tenor saxophonist who is widely recognized as one of the most important and influential jazz musicians. In a seven-decade career, Rollins recorded over sixty albums as a leader. A number of his compositions, including "St. Thomas", "Oleo", "Doxy", and "Airegin", have become jazz standards. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Sonny Rollins is the 412th most popular musician (down from 324th in 2019), the 2,408th most popular biography from United States (down from 1,808th in 2019) and the 117th most popular American Musician.

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Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Sonny Rollins ranks 412 out of 3,175. Before him are Cheryl, Art Tatum, David Ellefson, Tiësto, Cliff Williams, and Billy Martin. After him are Jan Kubelík, Art Blakey, Jermaine Jackson, Eddie Cochran, Andy Summers, and Radu Lupu.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1930, Sonny Rollins ranks 129. Before him are Harvey Milk, Walter Bonatti, Vilma Espín, Barbara, Ilon Wikland, and Don L. Lind. After him are Stephen Smale, Akiyuki Nosaka, Lina Kostenko, John Romita Sr., Eugenio Castellotti, and Igor Netto.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Sonny Rollins ranks 2,408 out of 20,380. Before him are Mark Felt (1913), Roy Raymond (1947), Husband E. Kimmel (1882), Gia Carangi (1960), Common (1972), and Billy Martin (1981). After him are Loretta Young (1913), Jim Parsons (1973), E. Howard Hunt (1918), Fredric March (1897), Harold Garfinkel (1917), and Vannevar Bush (1890).

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Among MUSICIANS In United States

Among musicians born in United States, Sonny Rollins ranks 117. Before him are Peter Criss (1945), Liberace (1919), Wayne Shorter (1933), Art Tatum (1909), David Ellefson (1964), and Billy Martin (1981). After him are Art Blakey (1919), Jermaine Jackson (1954), Eddie Cochran (1938), Peggy Lee (1920), Ry Cooder (1947), and Moby (1965).

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