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Tommy Flanagan

1930 - 2001

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Thomas Lee Flanagan (March 16, 1930 – November 16, 2001) was an American jazz pianist and composer. He grew up in Detroit, initially influenced by such pianists as Art Tatum, Teddy Wilson, and Nat King Cole, and then by bebop musicians. Within months of moving to New York in 1956, he had recorded with Miles Davis and on Sonny Rollins' album Saxophone Colossus. Recordings under various leaders, including Giant Steps of John Coltrane, continued well into 1962, when he became vocalist Ella Fitzgerald's full-time accompanist. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Tommy Flanagan is the 580th most popular musician (up from 1,241st in 2019), the 3,342nd most popular biography from United States (up from 6,077th in 2019) and the 176th most popular American Musician.

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Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Tommy Flanagan ranks 580 out of 3,175. Before him are Salvatore Accardo, Peter Cetera, The Boswell Sisters, Tommy Bolin, Steven Van Zandt, and Grace Slick. After him are Arkady Luxemburg, Bert Kaempfert, Claude-Michel Schönberg, Murray Perahia, Nelson Freire, and İdil Biret.

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Among people born in 1930, Tommy Flanagan ranks 186. Before him are Károly Grósz, Todor Veselinović, Václav Vorlíček, Néstor Almendros, Ignatius Moses I Daoud, and Dick Sargent. After him are Jimmy McLane, Sa'dun Hammadi, Babushka Lady, Barbara Lawrence, Anerood Jugnauth, and Veljo Tormis. Among people deceased in 2001, Tommy Flanagan ranks 93. Before him are Nils-Aslak Valkeapää, Hannelore Kohl, Pierre Klossowski, Tamara Smirnova, Mortimer J. Adler, and Phoolan Devi. After him are Chet Atkins, Indro Montanelli, Rehavam Ze'evi, Kristina Söderbaum, Ilie Verdeț, and Helge Ingstad.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Tommy Flanagan ranks 3,342 out of 20,380. Before him are Larry Scott (1938), Grace Slick (1939), Bob Hastings (1925), Henry Hill (1943), Tracy Chapman (1964), and Lydia Davis (1947). After him are Susan Helms (1958), Donald Judd (1928), August Derleth (1909), Will Ferrell (1967), Terry Crews (1968), and Ed Ablowich (1913).

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Among MUSICIANS In United States

Among musicians born in United States, Tommy Flanagan ranks 176. Before him are Scott Bradley (1891), David Marks (1948), Peter Cetera (1944), Tommy Bolin (1951), Steven Van Zandt (1950), and Grace Slick (1939). After him are Murray Perahia (1947), Marty Friedman (1962), Coleman Hawkins (1904), Artie Shaw (1910), Lionel Hampton (1908), and Sister Rosetta Tharpe (1915).

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