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Derek Bailey

1930 - 2005

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Derek Bailey (29 January 1930 – 25 December 2005) was an English avant-garde guitarist and an important figure in the free improvisation movement. Bailey abandoned conventional performance techniques found in jazz, exploring atonality, noise, and whatever unusual sounds he could produce with the guitar. Much of his work was released on his own label Incus Records. In addition to solo work, Bailey collaborated frequently with other musicians and recorded with collectives such as Spontaneous Music Ensemble and Company. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Derek Bailey is the 1,885th most popular musician (down from 1,856th in 2019), the 4,933rd most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 4,724th in 2019) and the 306th most popular British Musician.

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Among musicians, Derek Bailey ranks 1,885 out of 3,175. Before him are Chad Channing, Ed O'Brien, Larry Adler, Hal Blaine, Jackie McLean, and Carlinhos Brown. After him are Paul Kalkbrenner, Joe Lovano, Armando Peraza, Phil Collen, Johnny Mandel, and Dan Ar Braz.

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Among people born in 1930, Derek Bailey ranks 538. Before him are Mara Corday, Armando Segato, Pepper Adams, Bob Mathias, Peter Hall, and José Jiménez Lozano. After him are Rolf Harris, Gun Röring, Blue Mitchell, Yevgeny Maskinskov, Edward Seaga, and Ardalion Ignatyev. Among people deceased in 2005, Derek Bailey ranks 313. Before him are Leonid Shamkovich, Percy Heath, Faimalaga Luka, Lucky Thompson, Ruth Hussey, and Henry Proctor. After him are Arnold Denker, Jean Parker, Kalevi Hämäläinen, Juan Pedevilla, Sheree North, and Spencer Dryden.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Derek Bailey ranks 4,934 out of 8,785. Before him are John Shore, 1st Baron Teignmouth (1751), Charles Sheffield (1935), John Butler Yeats (1839), Richard Overy (1947), O. T. Fagbenle (1980), and Malcolm Muggeridge (1903). After him are Angela Burdett-Coutts, 1st Baroness Burdett-Coutts (1814), Ed Skrein (1983), Judy Parfitt (1935), Sarah Waters (1966), Almroth Wright (1861), and Phil Collen (1957).

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Among musicians born in United Kingdom, Derek Bailey ranks 306. Before him are Holly Johnson (1960), Pino Palladino (1957), Mick Avory (1944), Four Tet (1978), Myra Hess (1890), and Ed O'Brien (1968). After him are Phil Collen (1957), Boz Burrell (1946), Andy Mackay (1946), Calum Scott (1988), Jeremy Spencer (1948), and David Cross (1949).

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