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Eddie Harris

1934 - 1996

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Eddie Harris (October 20, 1934 – November 5, 1996) was an American jazz musician, best known for playing tenor saxophone and for introducing the electrically amplified saxophone. He was also fluent on the electric piano and organ. His best-known compositions are "Freedom Jazz Dance", popularized by Miles Davis in 1966, and "Listen Here". Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia. Eddie Harris is the 2,375th most popular musician (down from 2,218th in 2024), the 13,009th most popular biography from United States (down from 11,753rd in 2019) and the 973rd most popular American Musician.

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Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Eddie Harris ranks 2,375 out of 3,175. Before him are Simon Kirke, Boots Randolph, DJ Lethal, DJ Snake, Art Taylor, and Adam Taubitz. After him are Rupert Hine, Ralph McTell, Dave Bartholomew, Eddie Lang, Tim Renwick, and Eun Ji-won.

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Among people born in 1934, Eddie Harris ranks 556. Before him are Ioannis Palaiokrassas, Peter Ashdown, Murli Manohar Joshi, Annette Crosbie, Shirley Scott, and Peter Masterson. After him are Janet Munro, Mahendra Kapoor, Peter Arnett, John S. Bull, Charley Pride, and David Malouf. Among people deceased in 1996, Eddie Harris ranks 341. Before him are Yelizaveta Bagryantseva, Peter Glenville, Allenby Chilton, Sim Iness, Mario Savio, and Mary Haas. After him are Sultan Rahi, Jacquetta Hawkes, Juliet Prowse, Jean Muir, Audrey Patterson, and Swami Rama.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Eddie Harris ranks 13,013 out of 20,380. Before him are Lesley Stahl (1941), Jim Justice (1951), Karen Joy Fowler (1950), Grace Caroline Currey (1996), Herman Frazier (1954), and Beth Behrs (1985). After him are Juliette Gordon Low (1860), Ramy Youssef (1991), Alice Austen (1866), Bill Hinzman (1936), Samuel D. Ingham (1779), and P. C. Cast (1960).

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Among MUSICIANS In United States

Among musicians born in United States, Eddie Harris ranks 973. Before him are Jerry Harrison (1949), Meredith Brooks (1958), Shirley Scott (1934), Duke Pearson (1932), Boots Randolph (1927), and Art Taylor (1929). After him are Dave Bartholomew (1918), Eddie Lang (1902), Alexander Courage (1919), Gene Hoglan (1967), Ray Luzier (1970), and Tampa Red (1903).

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