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Al Jardine

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Alan Charles Jardine (born September 3, 1942) is an American musician who co-founded the Beach Boys. He is best known as the band's rhythm guitarist, background vocalist, and for occasionally singing lead vocals on singles such as number-one hit "Help Me, Rhonda" (1965), "Then I Kissed Her" (1965), "Cottonfields" (1970), and a cover of the Del-Vikings' "Come Go with Me" (1981). His song "Lady Lynda" was also a UK top 10 hit for the group in 1979. Other Beach Boys songs that feature Jardine on lead include "I Know There's an Answer" (1966), "Vegetables" (1967), a cover of Buddy Holly's "Peggy Sue" (1978), and "From There to Back Again" (2012). Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Al Jardine is the 990th most popular musician (down from 954th in 2019), the 5,153rd most popular biography from United States (down from 4,648th in 2019) and the 327th most popular American Musician.

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Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Al Jardine ranks 990 out of 3,175. Before him are John Lewis, Rosalyn Tureck, Tuomas Holopainen, Sam Rivers, Aphex Twin, and Charlie Christian. After him are S. D. Burman, Corey Taylor, Oscar Hammerstein II, Johann Gottfried Piefke, Kyung Wha Chung, and Eddy Grant.

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Among people born in 1942, Al Jardine ranks 316. Before him are Yevhen Rudakov, Peter Thompson, Gary Kildall, Christine Keeler, Anatolijs Gorbunovs, and Flora Purim. After him are Modibo Keita, Sergio Ramírez, Arthur Brown, Madeline Kahn, Paula Kelly, and Thomas Hammarberg.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Al Jardine ranks 5,153 out of 20,380. Before him are Russell Banks (1940), Charlie Christian (1916), George Seaton (1911), Kevin Hagen (1928), Marilyn French (1929), and Cheryl Ladd (1951). After him are Samuel Wilson (1766), Jessie Redmon Fauset (1882), Jon Huntsman Jr. (1960), Pete Maravich (1947), Rocky Graziano (1919), and William Conrad (1920).

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Among MUSICIANS In United States

Among musicians born in United States, Al Jardine ranks 327. Before him are Fats Waller (1904), Al Foster (1943), John Lewis (1920), Rosalyn Tureck (1914), Sam Rivers (1923), and Charlie Christian (1916). After him are Corey Taylor (1973), Oscar Hammerstein II (1895), Jordan Rudess (1956), Kerry King (1964), Wayne Kramer (1948), and Benny Carter (1907).

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