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Billy Powell

1952 - 2009

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William Norris Powell (June 3, 1952 – January 28, 2009) was an American musician and the keyboardist of southern rock band Lynyrd Skynyrd from 1972 until his death in 2009. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Billy Powell is the 2,287th most popular musician (down from 2,280th in 2019), the 12,518th most popular biography from United States (down from 12,093rd in 2019) and the 929th most popular American Musician.

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Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Billy Powell ranks 2,287 out of 3,175. Before her are Gary Wright, Gary Clark Jr., Reb Beach, DJ Antoine, Marco Masini, and Carita Holmström. After her are Slim Whitman, Jack Johnson, Sufjan Stevens, Wayne Sermon, Marian McPartland, and Les Brown.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1952, Billy Powell ranks 669. Before her are Sharda Sinha, Runa Laila, Vlado Taneski, Robert Zubrin, Oliver Knussen, and James Fleet. After her are Ellen McLain, Maria Damanaki, Tamás Faragó, Ileana Ros-Lehtinen, Miguel Ángel Neira, and Arun Jaitley. Among people deceased in 2009, Billy Powell ranks 383. Before her are Lloyd Ruby, Mohammed Yusuf, Jang Jin-young, Aldo Valentini, Louie Bellson, and Andrea Mead Lawrence. After her are José Carlos da Costa Araújo, Ellie Greenwich, Erich Kunzel, Billy Mays, Ernő Kolczonay, and Jane Randolph.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Billy Powell ranks 12,522 out of 20,380. Before her are Porter Wagoner (1927), Ivan Dresser (1896), Sheryl Lee Ralph (1956), Mike Epps (1970), Leonidas Polk (1806), and Peter Laird (1954). After her are Slim Whitman (1923), Michael Albert (1947), Robert Rodat (1953), Dorothy Dalton (1893), James Charles (1999), and Nellie Connally (1919).

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Among MUSICIANS In United States

Among musicians born in United States, Billy Powell ranks 929. Before her are Kim Fowley (1939), Josh White (1914), Sleepy John Estes (1899), Gary Wright (1943), Gary Clark Jr. (1984), and Reb Beach (1963). After her are Slim Whitman (1923), Jack Johnson (1975), Sufjan Stevens (1975), Wayne Sermon (1984), Les Brown (1912), and André 3000 (1975).

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