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Adam Schlesinger

1967 - 2020

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Adam Lyons Schlesinger (October 31, 1967 – April 1, 2020) was an American musician, songwriter, composer, and record producer. He was a founding member of the bands Fountains of Wayne, Ivy, and Tinted Windows, and was also a member of the band Fever High. He also wrote songs for television and film, for which he won three Emmy Awards, a Grammy Award, and the ASCAP Pop Music Award, and was nominated for Academy, Tony, and Golden Globe Award. He died of complications from COVID-19 at age 52. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Adam Schlesinger is the 2,838th most popular musician (up from 2,862nd in 2019), the 16,362nd most popular biography from United States (up from 16,619th in 2019) and the 1,175th most popular American Musician.

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Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Adam Schlesinger ranks 2,838 out of 3,175. Before him are Daniel Svensson, Maggie Rogers, Nobuyuki Tsujii, Johnny Kelly, James Carter, and Show Lo. After him are Timmy Trumpet, Robert Lopez, Bill Callahan, Ailyn, Laura Jane Grace, and The-Dream.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1967, Adam Schlesinger ranks 785. Before him are Zheng Haixia, Flavio Zandoná, Steffen Blochwitz, Steve Pemberton, Beate Koch, and Doctor Khumalo. After him are Miguel Rimba, Michael Morhaime, Minoru Kushibiki, Takeyuki Okamoto, Toomas Tõniste, and Norifumi Takamoto. Among people deceased in 2020, Adam Schlesinger ranks 866. Before him are Slade Gorton, Andy Gill, Lina Ben Mhenni, Rudolfo Anaya, Sarah Hegazi, and Armelia McQueen. After him are Tom Forsyth, Sei Ashina, Yuichiro Hata, Khamis Al-Owairan, Maksim Tsyhalka, and Roberto Moya.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Adam Schlesinger ranks 16,369 out of 20,380. Before him are John Sparkman (1899), Cody Cameron (1970), Alan Keyes (1950), Rodney Rowland (1964), Mark Boal (1973), and Abigail Spears (1981). After him are Billy Unger (1995), Kevin Cogan (1956), Sara Bareilles (1979), Kenneth Faried (1989), Robert Lopez (1975), and Bill Callahan (1966).

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Among MUSICIANS In United States

Among musicians born in United States, Adam Schlesinger ranks 1,175. Before him are James Valentine (1978), Shawn Colvin (1956), Jack Endino (1964), Maggie Rogers (1994), Johnny Kelly (1968), and James Carter (1969). After him are Robert Lopez (1975), Bill Callahan (1966), Laura Jane Grace (1980), The-Dream (1977), Chi Cheng (1970), and Prince Royce (1989).

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