Thelonious Monk

Thelonious Sphere Monk was an American jazz pianist and composer. He had a unique improvisational style and made numerous contributions to the standard jazz repertoire, including "'Round Midnight", "Blue Monk", "Straight, No Chaser", "Ruby, My Dear", "In Walked Bud", and "Well, You Needn't".

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Who was born first?

• Thelonious Monk and Merle Travis were born the same year
• Thelonious Monk and Farid al-Atrash were born the same year
• Thelonious Monk and Ella Fitzgerald were born the same year
• Thelonious Monk and Rufus Thomas were born the same year
• Thelonious Monk and Anthony Burgess were born the same year

Timeline

1. Anthony BurgessFebruary 25, 1917 – November 22, 1993
2. Ella FitzgeraldApril 25, 1917 – June 15, 1996
3. Farid al-AtrashOctober 19, 1917 – December 26, 1974
4. Merle TravisNovember 29, 1917 – October 1983
5. Rufus ThomasMarch 26, 1917 – December 15, 2001
6. Thelonious Monk (this page)October 10, 1917 – February 17, 1982

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• Ludwig van BeethovenDecember 16, 1770 – March 26, 1827
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• Rabindranath TagoreMay 7, 1861 – August 7, 1941
• Marilyn MonroeJune 1, 1926 – August 1962
• ShakiraFebruary 2, 1977 – present
• Corbin BleuFebruary 21, 1989 – present