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Roy Hargrove

1969 - 2018

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Roy Anthony Hargrove (October 16, 1969 – November 2, 2018) was an American jazz musician and composer whose principal instruments were the trumpet and flugelhorn. He achieved critical acclaim after winning two Grammy Awards for differing styles of jazz in 1998 and 2002. Hargrove primarily played in the hard bop style for the majority of his albums, but also had a penchant for genre-crossing exploration and collaboration with a variety of hip hop, neo soul, R&B and alternative rock artists. As Hargrove told one reporter, "I've been around all kinds of musicians, and if a cat can play, a cat can play. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 21 different languages on Wikipedia. Roy Hargrove is the 2,420th most popular musician (down from 2,181st in 2024), the 13,275th most popular biography from United States (down from 11,552nd in 2019) and the 992nd most popular American Musician.

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Among musicians, Roy Hargrove ranks 2,420 out of 3,175. Before him are Meg White, Gillian Gilbert, Steve Lillywhite, Eugene Hütz, Gerry Marsden, and Alexander Vedernikov. After him are Benjamin Burnley, Goldie, Steve Khan, Jerry Heil, Albrecht Mayer, and Tex Beneke.

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Among people born in 1969, Roy Hargrove ranks 569. Before him are Sasha, Meredith Monroe, Mikhail Porechenkov, Eduardo Paes, Princess Rym Ali, and Anu Aggarwal. After him are Pavel Kolobkov, Chisato Moritaka, Nick Moran, Ashley Jensen, Liu Wang, and Ha Hee-ra. Among people deceased in 2018, Roy Hargrove ranks 556. Before him are Boris Kokorev, Tetsuro Miura, Yuriy Kutsenko, Ann Gillis, Yevgeni Zimin, and Donnelly Rhodes. After him are Rick Genest, Paul Meister, Dave Morgan, Joseph Campanella, Mark Salling, and Delio Gamboa.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Roy Hargrove ranks 13,279 out of 20,380. Before him are Ketanji Brown Jackson (1970), Vivienne Medrano (1992), Danny Thomas (1912), John Bellamy Foster (1953), CJ McCollum (1991), and Tim Reid (1944). After him are Benjamin Burnley (1978), Michael Trucco (1970), Harry A. Pollard (1879), Irving Bacon (1893), Frederick D. Gregory (1941), and Danny Brown (1981).

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Among MUSICIANS In United States

Among musicians born in United States, Roy Hargrove ranks 992. Before him are Gil Shaham (1971), Connie Kay (1927), Tina Brooks (1932), Jeff Baxter (1948), Elvin Bishop (1942), and Meg White (1974). After him are Benjamin Burnley (1978), Steve Khan (1947), Tex Beneke (1914), Alison Krauss (1971), Jason Everman (1967), and Ian MacKaye (1962).

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