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Harry James

1916 - 1983

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Harry Haag James (Albany, 15 de março de 1916 — Las Vegas, 5 de julho de 1983) foi um ator e músico de jazz e maestro estadunidense, um dos trompetistas mais populares da era das big bands. A carreira de James ganhou impulso a partir de sua participação na orquestra de Benny Goodman. Mais tarde com ajuda do próprio Goodman, James formaria seu próprio grupo instrumental tonando-se um dos maiores trompetistas dos Estados Unidos, lançando nomes como Frank Sinatra, na época com 23 anos e Dick Haymes. Criada em 1939, quando explodia o boom das orquestras de bailes nos EUA, a banda de Harry James atravessou toda as revoluções musicais dos anos 50 e 60 - cujas referências principais eram o rock de Elvis Presley e novo rock dos Beatles - e ainda conseguiu atravessar o principal modismo dos anos 70, a discoteca. Leia mais na Wikipédia

His biography is available in 25 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 24 in 2024). Harry James is the 1,349th most popular músico (down from 1,110th in 2024), the 7,022nd most popular biography from United States (down from 5,419th in 2019) and the 494th most popular American Músico.

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Among Músicos

Among músicos, Harry James ranks 1,349 out of 3,175Before him are Marc Ribot, Heinrich Schiff, Geddy Lee, Terry Bozzio, Kygo, and Michel Camilo. After him are Joseph Woelfl, Oliver Shanti, Bruce Johnston, Jason Bonham, Marin Alsop, and Pepe Romero.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1916, Harry James ranks 219Before him are Fernando Lamas, David White, Veronika Dudarova, Jakob Streitle, Erich Mende, and Yekaterina Zelenko. After him are Ettore Puricelli, Irwin Allen, Anna Yegorova, Damián Iguacén Borau, Neagu Djuvara, and Gino Bianco. Among people deceased in 1983, Harry James ranks 181Before him are Rodolfo Volk, Hal Brown, Alfonso Calzolari, Larysa Hienijuš, Dora Gabe, and Anton Buttigieg. After him are Sabin Carr, Clara Nunes, Fyodor Abramov, Joan Hackett, Manuel Scorza, and Odd Lundberg.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Harry James ranks 7,024 out of 20,380Before him are Nancy Cartwright (1957), Charles Austin (1967), W. Earl Brown (1963), Lil Nas X (1999), Alex Katz (1927), and Ann Blyth (1928). After him are John Miller (1903), Jack Coleman (1958), Elbert Hubbard (1856), Harold Brown (1927), Lhasa de Sela (1972), and Edgar Adams (1868).

Among Músicos In United States

Among músicos born in United States, Harry James ranks 494Before him are Buckethead (1969), India Arie (1975), D. H. Peligro (1959), Steve Stevens (1959), Marc Ribot (1954), and Terry Bozzio (1950). After him are Bruce Johnston (1942), Marin Alsop (1956), Mary Lou Williams (1910), Wynton Marsalis (1961), Ludacris (1977), and Lee Ritenour (1952).

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