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Bernard Butler

1970 - Today

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Bernard Joseph Butler (born 1 May 1970) is an English musician, songwriter and record producer. He has been hailed by some critics as the greatest guitarist of his generation; BBC journalist Mark Savage called him "one of Britain's most original and influential guitarists". He was voted the 24th greatest guitarist of the last 30 years in a national 2010 BBC poll and is often seen performing with a 1961 cherry red Gibson ES-355 TD SV (Stereo Varitone) with a Bigsby vibrato tailpiece. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 18 different languages on Wikipedia. Bernard Butler is the 3,033rd most popular musician (down from 2,839th in 2024), the 7,338th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 6,941st in 2019) and the 484th most popular British Musician.

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Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Bernard Butler ranks 3,033 out of 3,175. Before him are ByeAlex, John Pizzarelli, Tiffany Alvord, Austin Mahone, Matt Chamberlain, and Mitch Harris. After him are Christian McBride, LTJ Bukem, Brian Blade, Johanna Beisteiner, Jesse Tobias, and Daniel Adair.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1970, Bernard Butler ranks 1,078. Before him are Amir Reza Khadem, Hong Cha-ok, Michael Mols, DJ Quik, Oleg Pavlov, and Honey Sri-Isan. After him are Shobana, Erik Bo Andersen, Omar Abdullah, Corinna May, Tihomir Franković, and Brian Blade.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Bernard Butler ranks 7,340 out of 8,785. Before him are Richard Wright (1977), Tom Cleverley (1989), Danny Simpson (1987), Declan Galbraith (1991), Steven Davis (1985), and Bettany Hughes (1968). After him are Josh Murphy (1995), Darren Bent (1984), Gemma Atkinson (1984), Harvey Elliott (2003), Cyril Knowles (1944), and James Toseland (1980).

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Among MUSICIANS In United Kingdom

Among musicians born in United Kingdom, Bernard Butler ranks 484. Before him are Cavetown (1998), Adam Wakeman (1974), Andrew Weatherall (1963), Roni Size (1969), Olly Alexander (1990), and Corinne Bailey Rae (1979). After him are LTJ Bukem (1967), Paul Allender (1970), Paul Epworth (1974), Jen Ledger (1989), Jonas Blue (1989), and Giles Martin (1969).

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