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Alan Parsons

1948 - Today

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Alan Parsons (born 20 December 1948) is an English audio engineer, songwriter, musician, singer and record producer. Parsons was the sound engineer on albums including the Beatles' Abbey Road (1969) and Let It Be (1970), Pink Floyd's Dark Side of the Moon (1973), and the eponymous debut album by Ambrosia in 1975. Parsons's own group, the Alan Parsons Project, as well as his subsequent solo recordings, have also been commercially successful. He has been nominated for 14 Grammy Awards, with his first win occurring in 2019 for Best Immersive Audio Album for Eye in the Sky (35th Anniversary Edition). Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Alan Parsons is the 256th most popular musician (down from 231st in 2019), the 1,038th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 839th in 2019) and the 57th most popular British Musician.

Alan Parsons is most famous for his work as a sound engineer on the Beatles' Abbey Road album.

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Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Alan Parsons ranks 256 out of 3,175. Before him are Mauro Giuliani, Don Shirley, Oscar Peterson, Bono, Joe Satriani, and Jean-Marie Leclair. After him are Chris de Burgh, Georges Prêtre, Rory Gallagher, John Cale, Dave Brubeck, and Mike Portnoy.

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Among people born in 1948, Alan Parsons ranks 93. Before him are Raymond Leo Burke, Charles Maung Bo, Jaap de Hoop Scheffer, Dominique Sanda, René Arnoux, and Beppe Grillo. After him are Chris de Burgh, Stephen Schwartz, Rory Gallagher, Pim Fortuyn, Steven Chu, and Agnieszka Holland.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Alan Parsons ranks 1,038 out of 8,785. Before him are Alexander Bain (1818), George Biddell Airy (1801), Desmond Llewelyn (1914), Tony Brooks (1932), Stephen Frears (1941), and Leonard Hobhouse (1864). After him are David Lodge (1935), Charlotte Cooper (1870), William Armstrong, 1st Baron Armstrong (1810), Keith O'Brien (1938), N. R. Pogson (1829), and Duncan I of Scotland (1001).

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Among MUSICIANS In United Kingdom

Among musicians born in United Kingdom, Alan Parsons ranks 57. Before him are Steve Harris (1956), David A. Stewart (1952), Ronnie Wood (1947), George Martin (1926), Ken Hensley (1945), and Brian Eno (1948). After him are John Cale (1942), Slash (1965), Keith Moon (1946), Pete Townshend (1945), Jacqueline du Pré (1945), and Karl Jenkins (1944).

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