Gene Krupa

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Type

Person

Active from

1909-01-15

Active to

1973-10-16

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Listeners

114,848

Total plays

673,404

Gene Krupa (January 15, 1909 – October 16, 1973) was a famous and influential American jazz and big band drummer, known for his highly energetic and flamboyant style. Many consider Krupa to be one of the most influential drummers of the 20th century, particularly regarding the development of the drum kit. Many jazz historians believe he made history in 1927 as the first kit drummer ever to record using a bass drum pedal. His drum method was published in 1938 and immediately became the standard

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Recent publications · Crossref

5 total works indexed

1. A global reference for human genetic variation

   · 2015 · cited 17,405x

2. The american rheumatism association 1987 revised criteria for the classification of rheumatoid arthritis

   · 1988 · cited 15,767x

3. CheckM: assessing the quality of microbial genomes recovered from isolates, single cells, and metagenomes

   · 2015 · cited 11,561x

4. The Sequence of the Human Genome

   · 2001 · cited 10,178x

5. Global Burden of Cardiovascular Diseases and Risk Factors, 1990–2019

   · 2020 · cited 9,762x

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Key dates

Born

15 January 1909

Died

16 October 1973

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Wikidata facts

Instance of

human

Family name

Krupa

Gender

male

Citizenship

United States

Place of birth

Chicago

Place of death

Yonkers

Occupation

musician

Languages spoken

English language

Instrument

drum kit

Record label

Columbia Records

Image

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