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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 17 different languages on Wikipedia. Billy Powell is the 2,301st most popular musician (down from 2,279th in 2024), the 12,547th most popular biography from United States (down from 12,089th in 2019) and the 931st most popular American Musician.

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Among musicians, Billy Powell ranks 2,301 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 385. Before her are Mohammed Yusuf, Jang Jin-young, Aldo Valentini, Hiroshi Maeue, Louie Bellson, and Andrea Mead Lawrence. After her are José Carlos da Costa Araújo, Ellie Greenwich, Erich Kunzel, Jang Ja-yeon, Edith Lucie Bongo, and Billy Mays.

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Among MUSICIANS In United States

Among musicians born in United States, Billy Powell ranks 932. Before her are Mike McCready (1966), 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), and Les Brown (1912).

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