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Gene Ammons

1925 - 1974

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Eugene "Jug" Ammons (April 14, 1925 – August 6, 1974), also known as "The Boss", was an American jazz tenor saxophonist. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 18 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 17 in 2024). Gene Ammons is the 1,869th most popular musician (up from 1,909th in 2024), the 9,936th most popular biography from United States (down from 9,710th in 2019) and the 723rd most popular American Musician.

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Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Gene Ammons ranks 1,869 out of 3,175. Before him are Stefan Schwarzmann, Tracii Guns, Mike Garson, Alex Acuña, Brian Setzer, and Salil Chowdhury. After him are Daniel Johnston, Yuja Wang, Lasse Holm, David Vincent, Scott Ian, and Lucky Thompson.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1925, Gene Ammons ranks 470. Before him are John Wain, Paul Kurtz, Horacio Guarany, Bruno Pesaola, Božena Srncová, and Salil Chowdhury. After him are Grigory Mkrtychan, Johnny Mandel, Ernst Benda, Leongino Unzaim, Günther Haase, and D. A. Pennebaker. Among people deceased in 1974, Gene Ammons ranks 234. Before him are Georges Ribemont-Dessaignes, Sverre Hansen, Östen Undén, Katharine Cornell, Guy Simonds, and Rafael Garza Gutiérrez. After him are Léon Rosenfeld, Giovanni D'Anzi, Ferreira de Castro, Harry Ricardo, Enrico Rivolta, and Tex Ritter.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Gene Ammons ranks 9,938 out of 20,380. Before him are Tracii Guns (1966), Mike Garson (1945), Winston Churchill (1871), Clifford Odets (1906), Brian Setzer (1959), and Polly Holliday (1937). After him are Jonah Falcon (1970), Brian Donlevy (1901), Daniel Johnston (1961), Benjamin Franklin Butler (1795), David Brenner (1962), and Frank Benford (1883).

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Among MUSICIANS In United States

Among musicians born in United States, Gene Ammons ranks 723. Before him are Wes Borland (1975), Michael Steele (1955), Big Walter Horton (1921), Tracii Guns (1966), Mike Garson (1945), and Brian Setzer (1959). After him are Daniel Johnston (1961), David Vincent (1965), Scott Ian (1963), Lucky Thompson (1924), Butch Vig (1955), and Bukka White (1906).

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