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Al Di Meola

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Albert Laurence Di Meola (born July 22, 1954) is an American guitarist. Known for his work in jazz fusion and world music, he had his breakthrough after joining Chick Corea's Return to Forever group in 1974. He launched, from 1976 afterwards, a successful and critically acclaimed solo career, noted for his technical mastery, complex compositions and explorations of Latin music. Highlights of his work are Elegant Gypsy, his Friday Night in San Francisco collaboration and the World Sinfonia trilogy. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Al Di Meola is the 533rd most popular musician (down from 434th in 2019), the 3,073rd most popular biography from United States (down from 2,354th in 2019) and the 159th most popular American Musician.

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Among musicians, Al Di Meola ranks 533 out of 3,175. Before him are François Habeneck, Aldo Ciccolini, Jenő Hubay, Carlos Puebla, Ivry Gitlis, and Alvin Lee. After him are Anna-Maria Ravnopolska-Dean, Cannonball Adderley, Elvis Costello, André Navarra, Gregor Piatigorsky, and Bronisław Huberman.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1954, Al Di Meola ranks 134. Before him are Anthony Minghella, Haluk Bilginer, Daina Taimiņa, Lina Romay, Katey Sagal, and Vladimir Drinfeld. After him are Elvis Costello, Dieter Müller, Uli Jon Roth, Annie Sprinkle, Francisco Guterres, and Steven Pinker.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Al Di Meola ranks 3,073 out of 20,380. Before him are Al Martino (1927), Bill Duke (1943), Charles Eames (1907), Kate Millett (1934), John W. Campbell (1910), and Henry Winkler (1945). After him are Jeffrey Hunter (1926), John Landis (1950), William Steig (1907), Liev Schreiber (1967), Ray Dalio (1949), and James Franco (1978).

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Among MUSICIANS In United States

Among musicians born in United States, Al Di Meola ranks 159. Before him are Richie Sambora (1959), Philly Joe Jones (1923), Randy Rhoads (1956), T Bone Burnett (1948), Dennis Wilson (1944), and Mike Campbell (1950). After him are Cannonball Adderley (1928), Maurice White (1941), Tito Puente (1923), Lead Belly (1888), Billy Ray Cyrus (1961), and Nikki Sixx (1958).

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