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Bert Jansch

1943 - 2011

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Herbert Jansch (3 November 1943 – 5 October 2011) was a Scottish folk musician and founding member of the band Pentangle. He was born in Glasgow and came to prominence in London in the 1960s as an acoustic guitarist and singer-songwriter. He recorded more than 28 albums and toured extensively from the 1960s to the 21st century. Jansch was a leading figure in the 1960s British folk revival, touring folk clubs and recording several solo albums, as well as collaborating with other musicians such as John Renbourn and Anne Briggs. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Bert Jansch is the 1,492nd most popular musician (down from 1,300th in 2019), the 4,039th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 3,421st in 2019) and the 249th most popular British Musician.

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Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Bert Jansch ranks 1,492 out of 3,175. Before him are Mal Waldron, Jennifer Batten, Tony Scott, Monty Alexander, Shagrath, and Bob Daisley. After him are Francis Buchholz, Renato Zero, Joseph Williams, Allen Collins, Gackt, and Noel Rosa.

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Among people born in 1943, Bert Jansch ranks 503. Before him are Shinobu Sekine, Burt Rutan, Cilla Black, Rafael Leonardo Callejas Romero, Wilfried Puis, and Lena Valaitis. After him are Christiane Nord, Sam Hinds, Aaron Russo, Orlando de la Torre, Fabrizio Poletti, and Elizabeth Hartman. Among people deceased in 2011, Bert Jansch ranks 326. Before him are Noemí Simonetto de Portela, Francesco Quinn, Finn Helgesen, Iya Savvina, May-Louise Flodin, and Frances Bay. After him are Marco Simoncelli, Walter Breuning, Robert Lamoureux, Cesare Rubini, Zoltán Berczik, and Michael Sarrazin.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Bert Jansch ranks 4,040 out of 8,785. Before him are Billie Whitelaw (1932), Annabelle Wallis (1984), David Morrissey (1964), Shirley Eaton (1937), John Farnham (1949), and Anthony D. Smith (1939). After him are Charles Blagden (1748), John Wilkinson (1728), John Byng (1704), Edgar Syers (1863), Arthur Smith Woodward (1864), and Ron Tauranac (1925).

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Among MUSICIANS In United Kingdom

Among musicians born in United Kingdom, Bert Jansch ranks 249. Before him are Dennis Brain (1921), Geoff Nicholls (1948), Andy Bown (1946), Ian Stuart Donaldson (1957), Peter Hook (1956), and Andy Taylor (1961). After him are Jay Kay (1969), Flood (1960), Paul Kossoff (1950), Kenney Jones (1948), Barbara Thompson (1944), and Joe Jackson (1954).

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