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Stan Kenton

1911 - 1979

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Stanley Newcomb Kenton (December 15, 1911 – August 25, 1979) was an American popular music and jazz artist. As a pianist, composer, arranger and band leader, he led an innovative and influential jazz orchestra for almost four decades. Though Kenton had several pop hits from the early 1940s into the 1960s, his music was always forward-looking. Kenton was also a pioneer in the field of jazz education, creating the Stan Kenton Jazz Camp in 1959 at Indiana University. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Stan Kenton is the 1,312th most popular musician (down from 1,281st in 2019), the 6,760th most popular biography from United States (down from 6,300th in 2019) and the 477th most popular American Musician.

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Among musicians, Stan Kenton ranks 1,312 out of 3,175. Before him are Viktoria Mullova, Nancy Wilson, Jan Johansson, Michael Moran, George Lascelles, 7th Earl of Harewood, and Bonnie Raitt. After him are Mike Mangini, Paweł Mąciwoda, Jack Nitzsche, Issay Dobrowen, Ray Barretto, and Chrisye.

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Among people born in 1911, Stan Kenton ranks 246. Before him are Big Joe Turner, Alberto Galateo, Leslie Graham, Luis Reyes, Jean Shiley, and Edgar Sanabria. After him are Donald Piper, Brigitte Horney, Rudolf Raftl, Nikolai Kryuchkov, Enric Valor i Vives, and Bob Kiesel. Among people deceased in 1979, Stan Kenton ranks 187. Before him are Pyotr Gavrilov, Juan Aguilera, Walther Müller, Paul Meurisse, Louis Paul Boon, and Mohamed Akid. After him are Heinz Erhardt, John Cromwell, Tommaso Landolfi, Willibald Schmaus, Paul Paray, and Andreo Cseh.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Stan Kenton ranks 6,762 out of 20,380. Before him are Adriana Chechik (1991), Ken Henry (1929), Brian Krause (1969), Preston Sturges (1898), Matt Walsh (1964), and Bobby Cannavale (1970). After him are Evelyn Ashford (1957), Maggie Grace (1983), W. C. Handy (1873), Mike Mangini (1963), Nathaniel Palmer (1799), and Mr. Lawrence (1969).

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Among MUSICIANS In United States

Among musicians born in United States, Stan Kenton ranks 477. Before him are David Amram (1930), Danny Carey (1961), John Abercrombie (1944), Kenny Burrell (1931), Nancy Wilson (1954), and Bonnie Raitt (1949). After him are Mike Mangini (1963), Jack Nitzsche (1937), Ray Barretto (1929), Big Bill Broonzy (1903), Patti Scialfa (1953), and Mark Lanegan (1964).

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