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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 20 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 19 in 2024). Adam Schlesinger is the 2,918th most popular musician (down from 2,861st in 2024), the 16,608th most popular biography from United States (up from 16,615th in 2019) and the 1,207th most popular American Musician.

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Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Adam Schlesinger ranks 2,918 out of 3,175Before him are Maggie Rogers, Nobuyuki Tsujii, Johnny Kelly, Shane Embury, 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 899Before him are Steffen Blochwitz, Thomas Reineck, Steve Pemberton, Beate Koch, Doctor Khumalo, and Yelena Afanasyeva. After him are Miguel Rimba, Michael Morhaime, Paulo R. Holvorcem, Bent Ånund Ramsfjell, Minoru Kushibiki, and Takeyuki Okamoto. Among people deceased in 2020, Adam Schlesinger ranks 874Before him are Andy Gill, Lina Ben Mhenni, Rudolfo Anaya, Sarah Hegazi, Qasim al-Raymi, and Armelia McQueen. After him are Tom Forsyth, Stella Tennant, Sei Ashina, Yuichiro Hata, Khamis Al-Owairan, and Beate Grimsrud.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Adam Schlesinger ranks 16,615 out of 20,380Before 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).

Among MUSICIANS In United States

Among musicians born in United States, Adam Schlesinger ranks 1,207Before him are Shawn Colvin (1956), Jack Endino (1964), Kevin Saunderson (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).