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Bobby Timmons

1935 - 1974

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Robert Henry Timmons (December 19, 1935 – March 1, 1974) was an American jazz pianist and composer. He was a sideman in Art Blakey's Jazz Messengers for two periods (July 1958 to September 1959; February 1960 to June 1961), between which he was part of Cannonball Adderley's band. Several of Timmons' compositions written when part of these bands – including "Moanin'", "Dat Dere", and "This Here" – enjoyed commercial success and brought him more attention. In the early and mid-1960s he led a series of piano trios that toured and recorded extensively. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 20 different languages on Wikipedia. Bobby Timmons is the 1,665th most popular musician (down from 1,496th in 2024), the 8,727th most popular biography from United States (down from 7,541st in 2019) and the 622nd most popular American Musician.

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Among musicians, Bobby Timmons ranks 1,665 out of 3,175. Before him are Sam Rivers, Jim Root, Didier Lockwood, Hariprasad Chaurasia, Maxi Jazz, and Mikhail Krug. After him are Nils Petter Molvær, Anneke van Giersbergen, Harry Winter, Ramsey Lewis, Hal David, and Ted Gärdestad.

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Among people born in 1935, Bobby Timmons ranks 411. Before him are Rinchen Barsbold, Ben Vautier, João Morais, Carol Kaye, Norbert Blüm, and Hermann Nuber. After him are Ramsey Lewis, Peter de Klerk, Barry McGuire, Ivan Calin, Candy Barr, and Dariush Shayegan. Among people deceased in 1974, Bobby Timmons ranks 219. Before him are Gaston Mercier, Sergey Urusevsky, Angelo Zorzi, Eduard Kainberger, Robert Ellis, and Théodore Nouwens. After him are Giuseppe Moro, Jimmy Hogan, Leon Shamroy, Eduardo Santos, Charles Rosher, and Richard Lawrence.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Bobby Timmons ranks 8,729 out of 20,380. Before him are Cass Gilbert (1859), Marco Beltrami (1966), Shafi Goldwasser (1958), Ann Bannon (1932), Ralph Meeker (1920), and William Beebe (1877). After him are Edward Stevens (1932), Barnard Hughes (1915), Scott Foley (1972), Arthur Freed (1894), Frank J. Sprague (1857), and Julie Hagerty (1955).

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Among MUSICIANS In United States

Among musicians born in United States, Bobby Timmons ranks 622. Before him are Michael Franks (1944), Cassandra Wilson (1955), Robert Cray (1953), Carol Kaye (1935), Sam Rivers (1977), and Jim Root (1971). After him are Ramsey Lewis (1935), Hal David (1921), Jerry Cantrell (1966), Barry McGuire (1935), Nat Adderley (1931), and Bernie Leadon (1947).

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