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Bonnie "Prince" Billy

1970 - Today

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Joseph Will Oldham (born January 15, 1970) is an American singer-songwriter and actor. From 1993 to 1997, he performed and recorded in collaboration with dozens of other musicians under variations of Palace (Palace, Palace Brothers, Palace Songs, and Palace Music). After briefly publishing music under his own name, in 1998 he adopted Bonnie "Prince" Billy as the name for most of his work. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 16 in 2024). Bonnie "Prince" Billy is the 2,009th most popular musician (up from 2,947th in 2024), the 10,723rd most popular biography from United States (up from 17,341st in 2019) and the 794th most popular American Musician.

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Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Bonnie "Prince" Billy ranks 2,009 out of 3,175. Before him are Gary Holt, Mick Karn, Nelson Riddle, Keiko Matsui, Frank Peterson, and Bret Michaels. After him are Neil Innes, David Bedford, Cherie Currie, Marina Tchebourkina, Chris Broderick, and Sylvia Robinson.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1970, Bonnie "Prince" Billy ranks 325. Before him are Hao Haidong, Nicklas Lidström, Gerlinde Kaltenbrunner, Nouria Mérah-Benida, Pär Zetterberg, and Emmanuel Pahud. After him are Roy Khan, Chris Broderick, Uschi Disl, Marco Etcheverry, Gauri Khan, and Xie Jun.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Bonnie "Prince" Billy ranks 10,725 out of 20,380. Before him are Nelson W. Aldrich (1841), Charlie Dominici (1951), Jon-Erik Hexum (1957), William Inge (1913), S. David Griggs (1939), and David Costabile (1967). After him are Gary Hart (1936), Richard Grieco (1965), Joyce DiDonato (1969), Elizabeth F. Ellet (1818), Neil Abercrombie (1938), and Sandy Allen (1955).

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Among MUSICIANS In United States

Among musicians born in United States, Bonnie "Prince" Billy ranks 794. Before him are Myles Kennedy (1969), Randy Weston (1926), Bill Berry (1958), Gary Holt (1964), Nelson Riddle (1921), and Bret Michaels (1963). After him are Cherie Currie (1959), Chris Broderick (1970), Sylvia Robinson (1935), Albert Heath (1935), Mamie Smith (1891), and John Sebastian (1944).

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