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Teddy Wilson

1912 - 1986

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Theodore Shaw Wilson (November 24, 1912 – July 31, 1986) was an American jazz pianist. Described by critic Scott Yanow as "the definitive swing pianist", Wilson's piano style was gentle, elegant, and virtuosic. His style was highly influenced by Earl Hines and Art Tatum. His work was featured on the records of many of the biggest names in jazz, including Louis Armstrong, Lena Horne, Benny Goodman, Billie Holiday, and Ella Fitzgerald. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Teddy Wilson is the 948th most popular musician (down from 900th in 2019), the 4,943rd most popular biography from United States (down from 4,408th in 2019) and the 313th most popular American Musician.

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Among musicians, Teddy Wilson ranks 948 out of 3,175. Before him are Charlie Haden, Mordechai Gebirtig, Jean-Baptiste Arban, Willie Dixon, T-Bone Walker, and Ignaz Brüll. After him are Layne Staley, Âşık Veysel, Benny Benassi, Arvīds Jansons, John Norum, and Karl Bartos.

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Among people born in 1912, Teddy Wilson ranks 191. Before him are Rashid Nezhmetdinov, Alexey Sudayev, Keisuke Kinoshita, Northrop Frye, Palle Huld, and Enrique Fernández Viola. After him are Carvalho Leite, Georges Franju, José Iraragorri, Nie Er, Ioannis Alevras, and Vlastimil Kopecký. Among people deceased in 1986, Teddy Wilson ranks 134. Before him are Géza von Radványi, D. R. Kaprekar, Valerian Zorin, Vasily Ignatenko, Josef Kammhuber, and Lili Kraus. After him are Helen B. Taussig, Leona Woods, Henry Russell, David Cooper, Anatoly Marchenko, and Sandro Puppo.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Teddy Wilson ranks 4,943 out of 20,380. Before him are Willie Dixon (1915), T-Bone Walker (1910), Ralph Rose (1885), Evelyn Nesbit (1884), John Geiger (1873), and Melvin Purvis (1903). After him are Layne Staley (1967), Geoff Pierson (1949), Benjamin Libet (1916), Carole Landis (1919), James Marsden (1973), and Anna Elizabeth Klumpke (1856).

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Among MUSICIANS In United States

Among musicians born in United States, Teddy Wilson ranks 313. Before him are Max Roach (1924), James Ingram (1952), Scott Travis (1961), Charlie Haden (1937), Willie Dixon (1915), and T-Bone Walker (1910). After him are Layne Staley (1967), D'arcy Wretzky (1968), Jeff Hanneman (1964), Eric Dolphy (1928), Jerry Garcia (1942), and Steve Jordan (1957).

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