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Clarence White

1944 - 1973

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Clarence White (born Clarence Joseph LeBlanc; June 7, 1944 – July 15, 1973) was an American bluegrass and country guitarist and singer. He is best known as a member of the bluegrass ensemble the Kentucky Colonels and the rock band the Byrds, as well as for being a pioneer of the musical genre of country rock during the late 1960s. White also worked extensively as a session musician, appearing on recordings by the Everly Brothers, Joe Cocker, Ricky Nelson, Pat Boone, the Monkees, Randy Newman, Gene Clark, Linda Ronstadt, Arlo Guthrie, and Jackson Browne among others. Together with frequent collaborator Gene Parsons, he invented the B-Bender, a guitar accessory that enables a player to mechanically bend the B-string up a whole tone and emulate the sound of a pedal steel guitar. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 20 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 19 in 2024). Clarence White is the 1,990th most popular musician (down from 1,775th in 2024), the 10,608th most popular biography from United States (down from 8,983rd in 2019) and the 782nd most popular American Musician.

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Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Clarence White ranks 1,990 out of 3,175. Before him are Brad Wilk, Sebastian Ingrosso, Eddie Hazel, Brian Littrell, Allen Toussaint, and Sami Vänskä. After him are Jonas Berggren, Stanley Sadie, Beatrice Ohanessian, Sam Jones, Adam Jones, and Herbert Stothart.

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Among people born in 1944, Clarence White ranks 645. Before him are Nicolas Chumachenco, Mike Enzi, Liesel Westermann, Ann Sidney, Ronald Lopatni, and Roman Dzindzichashvili. After him are James Arthur, Colm Wilkinson, Itzhak Vissoker, Carl I. Hagen, Neil Innes, and Fidélis. Among people deceased in 1973, Clarence White ranks 268. Before him are Steven Geray, C. H. Dodd, John Heysham Gibbon, Alfred Schmitt, Manuel Rojas, and Eddie Condon. After him are Michael Dunn, William Inge, James Wilson, David Lack, Willy Birgel, and Axel Janse.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Clarence White ranks 10,610 out of 20,380. Before him are Elena Kagan (1960), Mackenyu (1996), Marie Doro (1882), Steve Cherundolo (1979), Michael O'Hare (1952), and George Ariyoshi (1926). After him are Howard Baker (1925), Horatio Fitch (1900), Jesse Jackson Jr. (1965), Ernest Lehman (1915), Lillian Copeland (1904), and Randy Spears (1961).

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Among MUSICIANS In United States

Among musicians born in United States, Clarence White ranks 782. Before him are Sammy Cahn (1913), Eddie Condon (1905), Brad Wilk (1968), Eddie Hazel (1950), Brian Littrell (1975), and Allen Toussaint (1938). After him are Sam Jones (1924), Adam Jones (1965), Herbert Stothart (1885), Billy Corgan (1967), Sheila Jordan (1928), and Myles Kennedy (1969).

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