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Ed King

1949 - 2018

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Edward Calhoun King (September 14, 1949 – August 22, 2018) was an American musician. He was a guitarist for the psychedelic rock band Strawberry Alarm Clock and guitarist and bassist for the Southern rock band Lynyrd Skynyrd from 1972 to 1975, and again from 1987 to 1996. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 21 different languages on Wikipedia. Ed King is the 1,909th most popular musician (down from 1,898th in 2024), the 10,108th most popular biography from United States (down from 9,669th in 2019) and the 745th most popular American Musician.

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Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Ed King ranks 1,909 out of 3,175. Before him are Chick Webb, Dan Hartman, Boz Burrell, Frank Ferrer, Skrillex, and Johnny Van Zant. After him are Uli Kusch, Andy Mackay, Walter Becker, Marc Minkowski, Machito, and Laurent Garnier.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1949, Ed King ranks 603. Before him are Griselda Pollock, Nadezhda Ilyina, Dan Ar Braz, Roy Bittan, Günther Schumacher, and Témime Lahzami. After him are Flora Gomes, Zbigniew Gut, Ivan Stoyanov, Wenceslao Padilla, Owen Arthur, and Nikolai Pankin. Among people deceased in 2018, Ed King ranks 465. Before him are Asma Jahangir, Nicanor de Carvalho, Emiliano Mondonico, Richard DeVos, Katie Boyle, and Steven Bochco. After him are Johan van Hulst, Sabit Hadžić, Wenceslao Padilla, Nikolai Pankin, Antonio Munguía, and Carlo Vanzina.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Ed King ranks 10,113 out of 20,380. Before him are Monte Blue (1887), Phil Donahue (1935), Bianca Belair (1989), Johnny Van Zant (1960), Iris Chang (1968), Ann Harding (1902), Brewster H. Shaw (1945), Edward Everett Horton (1886), and Luke Askew (1932). After him are Adolph Dubs (1920), Joe Roth (1948), and G. Ledyard Stebbins (1906).

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Among MUSICIANS In United States

Among musicians born in United States, Ed King ranks 745. Before him are Henry Vestine (1944), Chick Webb (1905), Dan Hartman (1950), Frank Ferrer (1966), Skrillex (1988), and Johnny Van Zant (1960). After him are Walter Becker (1950), Machito (1912), Janis Ian (1951), Jon Batiste (1986), Suzanne Ciani (1946), and Blue Mitchell (1930).

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