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Bev Bevan

1944 - Today

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Beverley "Bev" Bevan (born 25 November 1944) is an English rock musician who was the drummer and one of the original members of the Move and Electric Light Orchestra (ELO). After the end of ELO in 1986, he founded ELO Part II. Bevan also was a drummer for Black Sabbath during the Born Again Tour, and later played percussion on The Eternal Idol in 1987. Bevan was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2017 as a member of Electric Light Orchestra. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 21 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 20 in 2024). Bev Bevan is the 1,706th most popular musician (down from 1,417th in 2024), the 4,516th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 3,713th in 2019) and the 277th most popular British Musician.

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Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Bev Bevan ranks 1,705 out of 3,175. Before him are Arto Lindsay, Scott Gorham, Seu Jorge, Mel Tormé, and Elliott Smith. After him are John Patitucci, James LoMenzo, Khalid, Mauro Maur, Östen Warnerbring, Sophie Muller, and Neal Hefti.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1944, Bev Bevan ranks 579. Before him are Elmar Wepper, Gunhild Hoffmeister, Miklós Páncsics, Vitaly Tseshkovsky, Braulio Rodríguez Plaza, and Abuzed Omar Dorda. After him are Alexander Berzin, Michael Glos, Manfred Schmid, Joachim Marx, Tim Bogert, and Ali Hatami.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Bev Bevan ranks 4,515 out of 8,785. Before him are Nicholas Hawksmoor (1661), Dominic Cooper (1978), Alan Noble (1885), and Adrian Rawlins (1958). After him are Diana Wynyard (1906), Arthur St. Clair (1737), John Fenning (1885), John Francis Davis (1795), Robert Herrick (1591), James Collins (1983), Thomas Linacre (1460), and Margaret Archer (1943).

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Among MUSICIANS In United Kingdom

Among musicians born in United Kingdom, Bev Bevan ranks 277. Before him are Graham Gouldman (1946), Maxi Jazz (1957), John Ogdon (1937), William Primrose (1904), Ronnie Lane (1946), and Albert Lee (1943). After him are Sophie Muller (1962), Alan Clark (1952), Robin Trower (1945), Doug Sampson (1957), Daphne Oram (1925), and John Foxx (1948).

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