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Chuck Schuldiner

1967 - 2001

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Charles Michael Schuldiner (May 13, 1967 – December 13, 2001) was an American musician. He cofounded the pioneering Florida death metal band Death in 1983, in which he was the guitarist, primary songwriter and only continuous member until his death in 2001. He became the lead vocalist in 1985 after original drummer and vocalist Kam Lee left the band. His obituary in the January 5, 2002, issue of Kerrang! Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Chuck Schuldiner is the 895th most popular musician (down from 818th in 2019), the 4,795th most popular biography from United States (down from 4,108th in 2019) and the 292nd most popular American Musician.

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Among musicians, Chuck Schuldiner ranks 895 out of 3,175. Before him are Airto Moreira, Tommy Thayer, Luiz Bonfá, Sigiswald Kuijken, Sam Phillips, and Salamone Rossi. After him are Mel Collins, Chas Chandler, Dimebag Darrell, Noel Redding, Ingo Schwichtenberg, and Yusef Lateef.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1967, Chuck Schuldiner ranks 125. Before him are Melanie Thornton, Irrfan Khan, Aleksandar Đorđević, Satya Nadella, Tia Carrere, and Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje. After him are Luis Abinader, Herzi Halevi, Michel Hazanavicius, Layne Staley, Ai Yazawa, and Benny Benassi. Among people deceased in 2001, Chuck Schuldiner ranks 148. Before him are Philippe Léotard, Hans Münch, Juan Bosch, Viktor Astafyev, Luiz Bonfá, and Alexey Maresyev. After him are Mike Mentzer, David Lewis, Ri Kun-mo, Aldo Olivieri, Vasily Mishin, and David Kipiani.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Chuck Schuldiner ranks 4,795 out of 20,380. Before him are Robert M. Pirsig (1928), George Newbold Lawrence (1806), Horace McCoy (1897), Lesley Gore (1946), Dwight L. Moody (1837), and Jane Badler (1953). After him are R. Budd Dwyer (1939), Holland Smith (1882), Frank Loomis (1896), Doug Savant (1964), Richard Linklater (1960), and Dimebag Darrell (1966).

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Among MUSICIANS In United States

Among musicians born in United States, Chuck Schuldiner ranks 292. Before him are Steve Lukather (1957), Steve Smith (1954), Roy Ayers (1940), Billy Sheehan (1953), Tommy Thayer (1960), and Sam Phillips (1923). After him are Dimebag Darrell (1966), Yusef Lateef (1920), Richie Havens (1941), Art Pepper (1925), Al Kooper (1944), and Blackie Lawless (1956).

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