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Herb Ellis

1921 - 2010

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Mitchell Herbert Ellis (August 4, 1921 – March 28, 2010) was an American jazz guitarist. During the 1950s, he was in a trio with pianist Oscar Peterson. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 20 different languages on Wikipedia. Herb Ellis is the 1,778th most popular musician (down from 1,581st in 2024), the 9,451st most popular biography from United States (down from 7,935th in 2019) and the 678th most popular American Musician.

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Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Herb Ellis ranks 1,778 out of 3,175. Before him are Chuck Mangione, Rick Allen, Glenn Cornick, Camilla Wicks, Yegor Letov, and José Antonio Labordeta. After him are Avishai Cohen, Joe Morello, Rex Brown, Peter Tork, Bart Berman, and Vitamin C.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1921, Herb Ellis ranks 397. Before him are Roman Abelevich Kachanov, Julia Hartwig, Gordon Thomas, Muhibbe Darga, Stan Mortensen, and John Russell. After him are Róbert Antal, Prvoslav Mihajlović, Verghese Kurien, Geoffrey Crossley, Susan Peters, and Usmar Ismail. Among people deceased in 2010, Herb Ellis ranks 364. Before him are James Gammon, Ilene Woods, Tommaso Padoa-Schioppa, Aladár Kovácsi, Jean Boiteux, and José Antonio Labordeta. After him are Ferdinand Oyono, Johanna Dohnal, Jerzy Szmajdziński, Ljupčo Jordanovski, György Mitró, and Břetislav Dolejší.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Herb Ellis ranks 9,453 out of 20,380. Before him are Elaine Stritch (1925), William E. Thornton (1929), Burton Downing (1885), Booker T (1965), Edwin Starr (1942), and John Buscema (1927). After him are John Cody (1907), Sharon Mitchell (1956), James Burnham (1905), Riley Steele (1987), Jeanette J. Epps (1970), and Joe Morello (1928).

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Among MUSICIANS In United States

Among musicians born in United States, Herb Ellis ranks 678. Before him are Brain (1963), Lee Ranaldo (1956), Shelly Manne (1920), Mike Mills (1958), Chuck Mangione (1940), and Camilla Wicks (1928). After him are Joe Morello (1928), Rex Brown (1964), Peter Tork (1942), Vitamin C (1972), Elizabeth Cotten (1893), and Bob Brookmeyer (1929).

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