21st-century American conductors (music)

The list 21st-century American conductors (music) includes Barry Manilow, Burt Bacharach, Richard Carpenter, John Williams and André Previn. The list consists of 555 members.

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Barry Manilow

US musician

Overview: Barry Manilow (born Barry Alan Pincus, June 17, 1943) is an American singer-songwriter, arranger, musician, producer and actor, with a career that has spanned more than 50 years. His hit recordings include ...

Date of birth: 17 June 1943

Age: 81

Nationality: American

Occupation: Singer

Gender: Male

Height: 6' (183 cm)

Partner: Garry Keif (Married)

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Las Vegas shows 68T

Eastern District High School alumni 22T

LGBT singers from the United States 352T
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Quincy Jones

American, Music Producer

Overview: Quincy Delight Jones Jr. (March 14, 1933 – November 3, 2024) was an American record producer, composer, arranger, conductor, trumpeter, and bandleader. Over the course of his seven-decade career, he r ...

Date of birth: 14 March 1933

Date of death: 3 November 2024

Age: 91 (age at death)

Nationality: American

Occupation: Music Producer

Gender: Male

Height: 5' 6" (168 cm)

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20th-century American trumpeters 283T

21st-century American trumpeters 210T

21st-century American jazz composers 53T
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Burt Bacharach

American pianist, composer, songwriter and producer (1928–2023)

Overview: Burt Freeman Bacharach ( BAK-ə-rak; May 12, 1928 – February 8, 2023) was an American composer, songwriter, record producer, and pianist who composed hundreds of pop songs from the late 1950s through the ...

Date of birth: 12 May 1928

Date of death: 8 February 2023

Age: 94 (age at death)

Nationality: American

Occupation: Composer

Gender: Male

Height: 5' 8" (173 cm)

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2023 deaths 865T

Male musical theatre composers 81T

Jewish American film score composers 64T
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Richard Carpenter

American, Musician

Overview: Richard Lynn Carpenter (born October 15, 1946) is an American musician, record producer, songwriter, and music arranger, who formed half of the sibling duo The Carpenters alongside his sister Karen. He ...

Date of birth: 15 October 1946

Age: 78

Nationality: American

Occupation: Musician

Gender: Male

Height: 6' (183 cm)

Partner: Mary Carpenter (Married)

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American ballad musicians 117T

American male jazz pianists 799T

American male jazz musicians 3,365T
5.

John Williams

American composer

Overview: John Towner Williams (born February 8, 1932) is an American composer and conductor. In a career that has spanned seven decades, he has composed some of the most popular, recognizable, and critically a ...

Date of birth: 18 February 1932

Age: 93

Nationality: American

Occupation: Composer

Gender: Male

Height: 6' (183 cm)

Partner: Samantha Winslow (Married)

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American male television composers 149T

Musicians from Flushing, Queens 18T

Disney Legends 130T
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Pete Jonas (Jagwar Twin)

American, Musician

Date of birth: 1997

Age: 27

Nationality: American

Occupation: Musician

Gender: Male

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André Previn

German-American conductor, pianist, and composer (1929–2019)

Overview: André George Previn KBE (born Andreas Ludwig Priwin; April 6, 1929 – February 28, 2019) was a German-American pianist, composer, arranger, and conductor.

Date of birth: 6 April 1930

Date of death: 28 February 2019

Age: 88 (age at death)

Nationality: German

Occupation: Composer

Gender: Male

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Jewish American film score composers 50T

Broadway composers and lyricists 196T

20th-century German male musicians 664T
8.

Benjamin Wade

American reality television personality

Overview: Benjamin "Coach" Wade (born September 18, 1971) is an American reality television personality best known for being a contestant on Survivor: Tocantins, Survivor: Heroes vs. Villains, and Survivor: South ...

Date of birth: 18 September 1971

Age: 53

Nationality: American

Occupation: Musician

Gender: Male

Partner: Jessica Wade (Married)

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Simpson Red Hawks women's soccer coaches 1T

21st-century American male musicians 4,997T

Southwest Baptist Bearcats women's soccer coaches 1T
9.

Brian Tyler

American composer

Overview: Brian Theodore Tyler (born May 8, 1972) is an American composer, musician, conductor, arranger, and producer, known for his film, television, and video game scores. Across his 24 year career, Tyler has ...

Date of birth: 8 May 1978

Age: 47

Nationality: American

Occupation: Composer

Gender: Male

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La-La Land Records artists 64T

21st-century American male musicians 4,997T

Classical musicians from California 226T
10.

James Horner

American film composer (1953–2015)

Overview: James Roy Horner (August 14, 1953 – June 22, 2015) was an American composer, conductor and orchestrator of over 100 film scores. He was known for the integration of choral and electronic elements, and ...

Date of birth: 5 August 1953

Date of death: 22 June 2015

Age: 61 (age at death)

Nationality: American

Occupation: Composer

Gender: Male

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Jewish American television composers 25T

Animated film score composers 62T

21st-century American Jews 7,670T
11.

Alan Menken

American composer

Overview: Alan Irwin Menken (born July 22, 1949) is an American composer, songwriter, music conductor, director and record producer. Menken is best known for his scores and songs for films produced by Walt Disney ...

Date of birth: 26 July 1949

Age: 75

Nationality: American

Occupation: Composer

Gender: Male

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Jewish American film score composers 50T

Broadway composers and lyricists 196T

Walt Disney Animation Studios people 404T
12.

Randy Newman

American musician (born 1943)

Overview: Randall Stuart Newman (born November 28, 1943) is an American singer-songwriter, arranger and composer known for his Southern-affected singing style, early Americana-influenced songs (often with mordant ...

Date of birth: 28 November 1943

Age: 81

Nationality: American

Occupation: Singer

Gender: Male

Height: 6' (183 cm)

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Newman family (music) 8T

Animated film score composers 62T

Jewish American atheists 144T
13.

James Levine

American conductor

Overview: James Lawrence Levine (June 23, 1943 – March 9, 2021) was an American conductor and pianist. He is primarily known for his tenure as Music Director of the Metropolitan Opera (the "Met"), a position he ...

Date of birth: 23 June 1943

Date of death: 9 March 2021

Age: 77 (age at death)

Nationality: American

Occupation: Conductor

Gender: Male

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2021 deaths 4,263T

Oehms Classics artists 25T

20th-century American male musicians 6,873T
14.

Bob James

American musician

Overview: Robert McElhiney James (born December 25, 1939), known professionally as Bob James, is an American jazz keyboardist, arranger, and record producer. He founded the band Fourplay and wrote "Angela", the ...

Date of birth: 25 December 1939

Age: 85

Nationality: American

Occupation: Musician

Gender: Male

Partner: Judy Heric (Married)

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CTI Records artists 69T

American male jazz musicians 3,118T

20th-century American male musicians 6,873T
15.

Keith Lockhart

American conductor

Overview: Keith Alan Lockhart (born November 7, 1959) is an American conductor. He is currently the Conductor of the Boston Pops Orchestra, the Chief Guest Conductor of the BBC Concert Orchestra, and the Artistic ...

Date of birth: 7 November 1959

Age: 65

Nationality: American

Occupation: Conductor

Gender: Male

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Musicians from Poughkeepsie, New York 13T

21st-century male musicians 9,898T

American male conductors (music) 983T
16.

Jerry Goldsmith

American composer

Overview: Jerrald King Goldsmith (February 10, 1929 – July 21, 2004) was an American composer and conductor, most known for his work in film and television scoring. He composed scores for five films in the ...

Date of birth: 10 February 1929

Date of death: 21 July 2004

Age: 75 (age at death)

Nationality: American

Occupation: Composer

Gender: Male

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Jewish American television composers 25T

Animated film score composers 53T

American male film score composers 622T
17.

Anthony Marinelli

Film score composer

Overview: Anthony Marinelli (born March 19, 1959) is an American musician, composer and conductor. In his early career, he composed and performed accompaniment on the synthesizer for albums including Michael Ja ...

Date of birth: 19 March 1959

Age: 66

Nationality: American

Occupation: Special Effects

Gender: Male

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20th-century American male musicians 6,873T

21st-century American male musicians 4,997T

20th-century American keyboardists 311T
18.

James Newton Howard

American composer

Overview: James Newton Howard (born June 9, 1951) is an American composer, conductor, and music producer. He has scored over 100 films and is the recipient of a Grammy Award, Emmy Award, and eight Academy Award ...

Date of birth: 9 June 1951

Age: 73

Nationality: American

Occupation: Composer

Gender: Male

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Intrada Records artists 2T

Jewish American film score composers 50T

20th-century American male musicians 6,873T
19.

Bobby McFerrin

American jazz singer and conductor

Overview: Robert Keith McFerrin Jr. (born March 11, 1950) is an American folk and jazz artist. He is known for his vocal techniques, such as singing fluidly but with quick and considerable jumps in pitch—for example ...

Date of birth: 11 March 1950

Age: 75

Nationality: American

Occupation: Vocalist

Gender: Male

Height: 6' (183 cm)

Partner: Debbie Green (Married)

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21st-century African-American musicians 1,348T

20th-century African-American male singers 973T

American male jazz musicians 3,235T
20.

Marin Alsop

Conductor and violinist

Overview: Marin Alsop ([ˈmɛər.ɪn ˈæːl.sɑːp]; born October 16, 1956) is an American conductor and violinist. She is currently music director of the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra and chief conductor of the Vienna ...

Date of birth: 16 October 1956

Age: 68

Nationality: American

Occupation: Conductor

Gender: Female

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Male classical violinists 1,044T

20th-century American women musicians 816T

21st-century American women musicians 884T