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David Ellefson

1964 - Today

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David Ellefson is an American musician, best known for his long tenure as the bassist and backing vocalist for thrash metal band Megadeth across two stints. Ellefson initially became an accomplished bassist and honed his songwriting skills while leading several of his own bands through the club scene of North America's Midwest region before relocating to Los Angeles. He was then the bassist of Megadeth from 1983 to their breakup in 2002, and again from 2010 to 2021. Ellefson co-founded the hard rock band the Lucid in 2021 alongside vocalist Vinnie Dombroski (Sponge), guitarist Drew Fortier (formerly of Bang Tango), and drummer Mike Heller (Fear Factory, Malignancy, Raven). Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. David Ellefson is the 408th most popular musician (up from 1,087th in 2019), the 2,394th most popular biography from United States (up from 5,338th in 2019) and the 115th most popular American Musician.

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Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, David Ellefson ranks 408 out of 3,175. Before him are Steve Hackett, Yngwie Malmsteen, Nikolai Kapustin, Wayne Shorter, Cheryl, and Art Tatum. After him are Tiësto, Cliff Williams, Billy Martin, Sonny Rollins, Jan Kubelík, and Art Blakey.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1964, David Ellefson ranks 68. Before him are Clive Owen, Djimon Hounsou, Bridget Fonda, Eazy-E, Matt Dillon, and Yolanda Hadid. After him are Lars Løkke Rasmussen, Marisa Tomei, Željko Komšić, Laura Linney, Rick Riordan, and Rosie Perez.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, David Ellefson ranks 2,394 out of 20,380. Before him are Linda Ronstadt (1946), Thomas Mitchell (1892), Eva Longoria (1975), Thomas R. Marshall (1854), Art Tatum (1909), and Robert Silverberg (1935). After him are Elizabeth George (1949), Samantha Fox (1950), Robert Wilson (1941), Karl Guthe Jansky (1905), Don L. Lind (1930), and Jack Swigert (1931).

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Among MUSICIANS In United States

Among musicians born in United States, David Ellefson ranks 115. Before him are Count Basie (1904), Tony Levin (1946), Peter Criss (1945), Liberace (1919), Wayne Shorter (1933), and Art Tatum (1909). After him are Billy Martin (1981), Sonny Rollins (1930), Art Blakey (1919), Jermaine Jackson (1954), Eddie Cochran (1938), and Peggy Lee (1920).

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