# 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". As of 2009, Monk was the second-most-recorded jazz composer in history, after Duke Ellington.

*American jazz pianist and composer (1917-1982)*

**Canonical URL:** https://fame.am/person/thelonious-monk

## Identity
- **Profile type:** Singer / Musician ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q177220))
- **Category:** Musicians
- **Country:** United States
- **Born:** 1917-10-10
- **Died:** 1982-02-17
- **Status:** deceased
- **Gender:** male

## Fame
- **Fame score:** 70.4
- **Momentum:** 6.6
- **Total followers across platforms:** 65,700

## Platforms
- **INSTAGRAM**: https://www.instagram.com/theloniousmonk/ (@theloniousmonk)
- **FACEBOOK**: https://www.facebook.com/theloniousmonk (@theloniousmonk)
- **IMDB**: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0598243/ (@nm0598243)
- **SPOTIFY**: https://open.spotify.com/artist/4PDpGtF16XpqvXxsrFwQnN (@4PDpGtF16XpqvXxsrFwQnN)
- **WEBSITE**: http://www.monkzone.com/
- **YOUTUBE**: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCHiOp5Z2ECvD00UChyfM5Xw (@@officialtheloniousmonk, 65,700 followers)

## Timeline
- **2006** - Pulitzer Prize Special Citations and Awards
- **1998** - Grammy Hall of Fame
- **1992** - Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award
- **1989** - Star on Hollywood Walk of Fame
- **1982** - Died
- **1917** - Born

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