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Sheila Jordan

1928 - 2025

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Sheila Jeannette Jordan (née Dawson; November 18, 1928 – August 11, 2025) was an American jazz singer and songwriter. She recorded as a session musician with an array of critically acclaimed artists in addition to recording her own albums. Jordan pioneered a bebop and scat jazz singing style, with an upright bass as the only accompaniment. Jordan's music has earned praise from many critics, particularly for her ability to improvise lyrics; Scott Yanow described her as "one of the most consistently creative of all jazz singers". Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in 18 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 17 in 2024). Sheila Jordan is the 1,999th most popular musician (down from 1,880th in 2024), the 10,675th most popular biography from United States (down from 9,538th in 2019) and the 788th most popular American Musician.

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Among musicians, Sheila Jordan ranks 1,999 out of 3,175. Before her are Stanley Sadie, Beatrice Ohanessian, Sam Jones, Adam Jones, Herbert Stothart, and Billy Corgan. After her are Emmanuel Pahud, Myles Kennedy, Randy Weston, Bill Berry, Gary Holt, and Mick Karn.

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Among people born in 1928, Sheila Jordan ranks 529. Before her are René Vautier, Jean-François Deniau, Olle Larsson, Marie-Louise Linssen-Vaessen, Gertrude Liebhart, and Peter Hacks. After her are Wanda Hendrix, Joseph Kruskal, Aisha Rateb, Beniamino Andreatta, Władysław Hasior, and Ernestine Anderson. Among people deceased in 2025, Sheila Jordan ranks 430. Before her are Munyoro Nyamau, Josef Horešovský, Roy Estrada, Prunella Scales, Yu Menglong, and Freddie Aguilar. After her are Peter Rufai, Ken Dryden, Natalya Petrusyova, Jorge Bolaño, Jenő Hámori, and Andrei Chemerkin.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Sheila Jordan ranks 10,677 out of 20,380. Before her are Maggie Wheeler (1961), Dusty Anderson (1918), Stuart Davis (1892), Caleb Cushing (1800), Florence Henderson (1934), and Roberta Peters (1930). After her are Aja Naomi King (1985), Eric Holder (1951), Andy Hertzfeld (1953), Katharine Drexel (1858), M. Scott Peck (1936), and Robert Craft (1923).

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Among musicians born in United States, Sheila Jordan ranks 788. Before her are Allen Toussaint (1938), Clarence White (1944), Sam Jones (1924), Adam Jones (1965), Herbert Stothart (1885), and Billy Corgan (1967). After her are Myles Kennedy (1969), Randy Weston (1926), Bill Berry (1958), Gary Holt (1964), Nelson Riddle (1921), and Bret Michaels (1963).

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