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Allan Holdsworth

1946 - 2017

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Allan Holdsworth (6 August 1946 – 15 April 2017) was a British jazz and rock guitarist, violinist and composer. He contributed to numerous bands, including Soft Machine, U.K., The Tony Williams Lifetime, Pierre Moerlen's Gong and Bruford, in addition to solo work in multiple genres. Holdsworth was known for his esoteric and idiosyncratic usage of advanced music theory concepts, especially with respect to melody and harmony. His music incorporates a vast array of complex chord progressions, often using unusual chord shapes in an abstract way based on his understanding of "chord scales", and intricate improvised solos, frequently across shifting tonal centres. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Allan Holdsworth is the 785th most popular musician (up from 788th in 2019), the 2,447th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 2,282nd in 2019) and the 152nd most popular British Musician.

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Among musicians, Allan Holdsworth ranks 785 out of 3,175. Before him are Moondog, Bob Seger, Eduard van Beinum, Harold Faltermeyer, Vinnie Vincent, and Lee Morgan. After him are Brian Robertson, Andrew Hill, Eddie Vedder, Horace Silver, Oliver Riedel, and Carl Palmer.

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Among people born in 1946, Allan Holdsworth ranks 308. Before him are Vincent Pastore, Hanna Suchocka, Andrew Yao, Penelope Wilton, Bruce Davison, and Dan O'Bannon. After him are Abdul Ali Mazari, Ratomir Dujković, Hanan Ashrawi, Jüri Tarmak, Paul Cremona, and Jane Asher. Among people deceased in 2017, Allan Holdsworth ranks 203. Before him are Naim Süleymanoğlu, Imre Földi, Infanta Alicia, Duchess of Calabria, John Ashbery, Michael Bond, and Andrea Cordero Lanza di Montezemolo. After him are Miriam Rodríguez Martínez, Bernard Francis Law, Željko Perušić, Seijun Suzuki, A. R. Penck, and Colin Groves.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Allan Holdsworth ranks 2,447 out of 8,785. Before him are Eleanor of England, Countess of Bar (1269), Ronnie Biggs (1929), Samantha Eggar (1939), Ernest Payne (1884), Tom Sharpe (1928), and Agnes Baden-Powell (1858). After him are Ælfgifu of Northampton (990), Graham Nash (1942), Brian Robertson (1956), Lesley Manville (1956), Richard Chancellor (1521), and David Gill (1843).

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Among MUSICIANS In United Kingdom

Among musicians born in United Kingdom, Allan Holdsworth ranks 152. Before him are Mike Rutherford (1950), Alex Turner (1986), Tim Rice (1944), Brian Bennett (1940), The Edge (1961), and Mick Box (1947). After him are Brian Robertson (1956), Carl Palmer (1950), John Illsley (1949), Solomon (1902), Bernie Taupin (1950), and Gerry Rafferty (1947).

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