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Dan McCafferty

1946 - 2022

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William Daniel McCafferty (14 October 1946 – 8 November 2022) was a Scottish vocalist and songwriter best known as the lead singer for the Scottish hard rock band Nazareth from its founding in 1968 to his retirement from touring with the band in 2013. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Dan McCafferty is the 568th most popular musician (down from 430th in 2019), the 1,958th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 1,418th in 2019) and the 116th most popular British Musician.

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Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Dan McCafferty ranks 568 out of 3,175. Before him are Rachid Taha, Bud Powell, Dee Dee Ramone, Scott Bradley, Thom Yorke, and Rita Lee. After him are David Marks, Elisabeth Leonskaja, Manitas de Plata, Nick Simper, Mikhail Pletnev, and Salvatore Accardo.

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Among people born in 1946, Dan McCafferty ranks 236. Before him are Eduardo Camaño, Billy Preston, Antony Beevor, Toktar Aubakirov, Ti Lung, and Héctor Lavoe. After him are Shujaat Hussain, Joe Dante, Yann Arthus-Bertrand, Nicolau dos Reis Lobato, Ahmad Zahir, and Jim Kelly. Among people deceased in 2022, Dan McCafferty ranks 151. Before him are Richard Leakey, Ronnie Hellström, Josef Abrhám, Irene Cara, Bujar Nishani, and Gary Brooker. After him are Agostino Cacciavillan, Bob Lanier, Bob Saget, Antonios Naguib, Henry Silva, and Bernd Bransch.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Dan McCafferty ranks 1,958 out of 8,785. Before him are Patricia Hayes (1909), Alf Ramsey (1920), Paul Bettany (1971), Thomas Tew (1649), Thom Yorke (1968), and Gary Brooker (1945). After him are Robert T. A. Innes (1861), Ralph Richardson (1902), Richard Parkes Bonington (1801), Tobias Smollett (1721), Michael Morris, 3rd Baron Killanin (1914), and John Maynard Smith (1920).

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Among MUSICIANS In United Kingdom

Among musicians born in United Kingdom, Dan McCafferty ranks 116. Before him are Alvin Lee (1944), Elvis Costello (1954), K. K. Downing (1951), Paul Rodgers (1949), Rick Astley (1966), and Thom Yorke (1968). After him are Nick Simper (1945), Roger Hodgson (1950), Alan Walker (1997), Wallace Hartley (1878), John Sykes (1959), and Phil Lynott (1949).

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