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Tony Williams

1945 - 1997

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Anthony Tillmon Williams (December 12, 1945 – February 23, 1997) was an American jazz drummer. Williams first gained fame as a member of Miles Davis' "Second Great Quintet", and later pioneered jazz fusion with Davis' group and his own combo, the Tony Williams Lifetime. In 1970, music critic Robert Christgau described him as "probably the best drummer in the world." Williams was inducted into the Modern Drummer Hall of Fame in 1986 and the Percussive Arts Society Hall of Fame in 1997. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Tony Williams is the 1,200th most popular musician (down from 1,037th in 2019), the 6,231st most popular biography from United States (down from 5,085th in 2019) and the 419th most popular American Musician.

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Among musicians, Tony Williams ranks 1,200 out of 3,175. Before him are Paul Chambers, Simon Wright, Stjepan Hauser, Andrew Loog Oldham, Carlo Alfredo Piatti, and Noddy Holder. After him are Sterling Morrison, Martin Birch, Donald "Duck" Dunn, Jason Becker, Helen Merrill, and Edoardo Bennato.

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Among people born in 1945, Tony Williams ranks 368. Before him are Brian Connolly, Charlie Robinson, Jeremy Bulloch, Cipriano Chemello, Marino Basso, and Liu Yandong. After him are Jorge Serrano Elías, Brian McGuire, Vesa-Matti Loiri, Tobias Wolff, Jozef Moravčík, and Fuad Muzurović. Among people deceased in 1997, Tony Williams ranks 191. Before him are Daniil Shafran, Baltazar, Helen Jacobs, Anne Stine Ingstad, Willy den Ouden, and Pedro Zaballa. After him are Chris Farley, James Krüss, Léon Poliakov, Natallia Arsiennieva, Bozorg Alavi, and Mohammad-Ali Jamalzadeh.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Tony Williams ranks 6,232 out of 20,380. Before him are Robert W. Floyd (1936), Samuel Goldwyn Jr. (1926), Gerald McRaney (1947), Beals Wright (1879), Arlo Guthrie (1947), and Buddy Rogers (1921). After him are Sterling Morrison (1942), Edward Gibson (1936), Thomas Berger (1924), Franklin Clarence Mars (1883), Todd Haynes (1961), and Donald "Duck" Dunn (1941).

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Among MUSICIANS In United States

Among musicians born in United States, Tony Williams ranks 419. Before him are Jerry Allison (1939), David Paich (1954), Dave Farrell (1977), Matisyahu (1979), Son House (1902), and Paul Chambers (1935). After him are Sterling Morrison (1942), Donald "Duck" Dunn (1941), Jason Becker (1969), Helen Merrill (1930), Gene Clark (1944), and Joe Henderson (1937).

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