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Wes Montgomery

1923 - 1968

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John Leslie "Wes" Montgomery (March 6, 1923 – June 15, 1968) was an American jazz guitarist. Montgomery was known for his unusual technique of plucking the strings with the side of his thumb and for his extensive use of octaves, which gave him a distinctive sound. Montgomery often worked with his brothers Buddy (Charles F.) and Monk (William H.), as well as organist Melvin Rhyne. His recordings up to 1965 were oriented toward hard bop, soul jazz, and post bop, but around 1965 he began recording more pop-oriented instrumental albums that found mainstream success. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Wes Montgomery is the 637th most popular musician (down from 526th in 2019), the 3,590th most popular biography from United States (down from 2,717th in 2019) and the 194th most popular American Musician.

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Among musicians, Wes Montgomery ranks 637 out of 3,175. Before him are Dido, Alan Wilder, Jason Newsted, John Frusciante, Tony Sheridan, and Freddie King. After him are Ayla Erduran, Maxim Shostakovich, Bebo Valdés, Fritz Busch, Van Cliburn, and Tyler, the Creator.

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Among people born in 1923, Wes Montgomery ranks 152. Before him are Lindsay Anderson, Onofre Marimón, Cheikh Anta Diop, Carl Djerassi, Gerda van der Kade-Koudijs, and Peter Lawford. After him are Harrison Dillard, Albert Vanhoye, Constantin Dăscălescu, Betsy Blair, Anita Björk, and Hans Riegel. Among people deceased in 1968, Wes Montgomery ranks 94. Before him are Ludovico Scarfiotti, Tian Han, Ramón Menéndez Pidal, Ryszard Siwiec, Lilian Harvey, and Ildebrando Pizzetti. After him are Chester Carlson, Duke Kahanamoku, Randolph Churchill, Rezső Seress, Toivo Mikael Kivimäki, and Hans Cramer.

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Among people born in United States, Wes Montgomery ranks 3,590 out of 20,380. Before him are Frank Morgan (1890), Caesar Augustus Rodney (1772), Alvin Hansen (1887), Albert W. Hull (1880), Barbara Hendricks (1948), and Freddie King (1934). After him are Chester Carlson (1906), Fred Rogers (1928), Eric Carmen (1949), Rhea Perlman (1948), Octavia Spencer (1972), and Andy Williams (1927).

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Among musicians born in United States, Wes Montgomery ranks 194. Before him are Laurie Anderson (1947), Benny Golson (1929), Duane Allman (1946), Jason Newsted (1963), John Frusciante (1970), and Freddie King (1934). After him are Van Cliburn (1934), Tyler, the Creator (1991), Gerry Mulligan (1927), Archie Shepp (1937), Joan Jett (1958), and Chad Smith (1961).

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