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David Bedford

1937 - 2011

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David Vickerman Bedford (4 August 1937 – 1 October 2011) was an English composer and musician. He wrote and played both popular and classical music. He was the brother of the conductor Steuart Bedford, the grandson of the composer, painter and author Herbert Bedford and the composer Liza Lehmann, and the son of Leslie Bedford, an inventor, and Lesley Duff, a soprano opera singer. From 1969 to 1981, Bedford was Composer in Residence at Queen's College, London. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. David Bedford is the 2,008th most popular musician (down from 1,963rd in 2019), the 5,208th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 4,959th in 2019) and the 329th most popular British Musician.

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Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, David Bedford ranks 2,008 out of 3,175. Before him are Nelson Riddle, Keiko Matsui, Frank Peterson, Bret Michaels, Bonnie "Prince" Billy, and Neil Innes. After him are Cherie Currie, Marina Tchebourkina, Chris Broderick, Sylvia Robinson, Richey Edwards, and Albert Heath.

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Among people born in 1937, David Bedford ranks 508. Before him are Sergio Aragonés, Julian Barbour, Viktor Zubkov, Detto Mariano, Cēzars Ozers, and David Del Tredici. After him are Peter Medak, Lorne Loomer, Peter Kreeft, Charles Dumas, Peter Cook, and Matthew Carter. Among people deceased in 2011, David Bedford ranks 424. Before him are Dietrich Stobbe, Vladimir Ryzhkin, Mick Karn, G. D. Spradlin, Günther Bechem, and John M. Lounge. After him are Sylvia Robinson, Mika Myllylä, Gennady Logofet, Albertina Sisulu, Jerry Lawson, and Kurt Lundquist.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, David Bedford ranks 5,210 out of 8,785. Before him are Arthur Geoffrey Walker (1909), Alex Miller (1949), John Pulman (1923), William Gemmell Cochran (1909), Neil Innes (1944), and George Campbell, 8th Duke of Argyll (1823). After him are Alex Stepney (1942), Steve Bruce (1960), Allan Williams (1930), Henry Lawes (1595), Archie Cochrane (1909), and Laura Haddock (1985).

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Among MUSICIANS In United Kingdom

Among musicians born in United Kingdom, David Bedford ranks 329. Before him are Jarvis Cocker (1963), Thomas Ravenscroft (1592), Dave Mason (1946), Micky Moody (1950), Stanley Sadie (1930), and Neil Innes (1944). After him are Richey Edwards (1967), Keith Levene (1957), Mark King (1958), Andy Fraser (1952), Dave Edmunds (1944), and Mick Abrahams (1943).

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