MUSICIAN
Ed King
1949 - 2018

Ed King
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 different languages on Wikipedia. Ed King is the 1,905th most popular musician (down from 1,898th in 2019), the 10,096th most popular biography from United States (down from 9,669th in 2019) and the 744th most popular American Musician.
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Among MUSICIANS
Among musicians, Ed King ranks 1,905 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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1905 - 1939
HPI: 52.82
Rank: 1,899
Dan Hartman
1950 - 1994
HPI: 52.81
Rank: 1,900
Boz Burrell
1946 - 2006
HPI: 52.81
Rank: 1,901
Frank Ferrer
1966 - Present
HPI: 52.81
Rank: 1,902
Skrillex
1988 - Present
HPI: 52.81
Rank: 1,903
Johnny Van Zant
1960 - Present
HPI: 52.80
Rank: 1,904
Ed King
1949 - 2018
HPI: 52.80
Rank: 1,905
Uli Kusch
1967 - Present
HPI: 52.80
Rank: 1,906
Andy Mackay
1946 - Present
HPI: 52.78
Rank: 1,907
Walter Becker
1950 - 2017
HPI: 52.78
Rank: 1,908
Marc Minkowski
1962 - Present
HPI: 52.78
Rank: 1,909
Machito
1912 - 1984
HPI: 52.78
Rank: 1,910
Laurent Garnier
1966 - Present
HPI: 52.77
Rank: 1,911
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.
Others Born in 1949
Go to all RankingsGriselda Pollock
HISTORIAN
1949 - Present
HPI: 52.94
Rank: 597
Nadezhda Ilyina
ATHLETE
1949 - 2013
HPI: 52.91
Rank: 598
Dan Ar Braz
MUSICIAN
1949 - Present
HPI: 52.87
Rank: 599
Roy Bittan
MUSICIAN
1949 - Present
HPI: 52.85
Rank: 600
Günther Schumacher
CYCLIST
1949 - Present
HPI: 52.82
Rank: 601
Témime Lahzami
SOCCER PLAYER
1949 - Present
HPI: 52.81
Rank: 602
Ed King
MUSICIAN
1949 - 2018
HPI: 52.80
Rank: 603
Flora Gomes
FILM DIRECTOR
1949 - Present
HPI: 52.78
Rank: 604
Zbigniew Gut
SOCCER PLAYER
1949 - 2010
HPI: 52.76
Rank: 605
Ivan Stoyanov
SOCCER PLAYER
1949 - 2017
HPI: 52.75
Rank: 606
Wenceslao Padilla
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1949 - 2018
HPI: 52.74
Rank: 607
Owen Arthur
POLITICIAN
1949 - 2020
HPI: 52.73
Rank: 608
Nikolai Pankin
SWIMMER
1949 - 2018
HPI: 52.73
Rank: 609
Others Deceased in 2018
Go to all RankingsAsma Jahangir
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1952 - 2018
HPI: 53.05
Rank: 459
Nicanor de Carvalho
COACH
1947 - 2018
HPI: 53.00
Rank: 460
Emiliano Mondonico
SOCCER PLAYER
1947 - 2018
HPI: 52.99
Rank: 461
Richard DeVos
BUSINESSPERSON
1926 - 2018
HPI: 52.98
Rank: 462
Katie Boyle
ACTOR
1926 - 2018
HPI: 52.95
Rank: 463
Steven Bochco
PRODUCER
1943 - 2018
HPI: 52.88
Rank: 464
Ed King
MUSICIAN
1949 - 2018
HPI: 52.80
Rank: 465
Johan van Hulst
POLITICIAN
1911 - 2018
HPI: 52.79
Rank: 466
Sabit Hadžić
BASKETBALL PLAYER
1957 - 2018
HPI: 52.77
Rank: 467
Wenceslao Padilla
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1949 - 2018
HPI: 52.74
Rank: 468
Nikolai Pankin
SWIMMER
1949 - 2018
HPI: 52.73
Rank: 469
Antonio Munguía
SOCCER PLAYER
1942 - 2018
HPI: 52.71
Rank: 470
Carlo Vanzina
FILM DIRECTOR
1951 - 2018
HPI: 52.69
Rank: 471
In United States
Among people born in United States, Ed King ranks 10,098 out of 20,380. Before him are 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), G. Ledyard Stebbins (1906), Jim Duggan (1954), Anna J. Cooper (1858), and Jennifer Syme (1972).
Others born in United States
Go to all RankingsJohnny Van Zant
MUSICIAN
1960 - Present
HPI: 52.80
Rank: 10,092
Iris Chang
WRITER
1968 - 2004
HPI: 52.80
Rank: 10,093
Ann Harding
ACTOR
1902 - 1981
HPI: 52.80
Rank: 10,094
Brewster H. Shaw
ASTRONAUT
1945 - Present
HPI: 52.80
Rank: 10,095
Edward Everett Horton
ACTOR
1886 - 1970
HPI: 52.80
Rank: 10,096
Luke Askew
ACTOR
1932 - 2012
HPI: 52.80
Rank: 10,097
Ed King
MUSICIAN
1949 - 2018
HPI: 52.80
Rank: 10,098
Adolph Dubs
DIPLOMAT
1920 - 1979
HPI: 52.80
Rank: 10,099
Joe Roth
FILM DIRECTOR
1948 - Present
HPI: 52.80
Rank: 10,100
G. Ledyard Stebbins
BIOLOGIST
1906 - 2000
HPI: 52.80
Rank: 10,101
Jim Duggan
WRESTLER
1954 - Present
HPI: 52.80
Rank: 10,102
Anna J. Cooper
WRITER
1858 - 1964
HPI: 52.80
Rank: 10,103
Jennifer Syme
ACTOR
1972 - 2001
HPI: 52.80
Rank: 10,104
Among MUSICIANS In United States
Among musicians born in United States, Ed King ranks 744. 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).
Henry Vestine
1944 - 1997
HPI: 52.84
Rank: 738
Chick Webb
1905 - 1939
HPI: 52.82
Rank: 739
Dan Hartman
1950 - 1994
HPI: 52.81
Rank: 740
Frank Ferrer
1966 - Present
HPI: 52.81
Rank: 741
Skrillex
1988 - Present
HPI: 52.81
Rank: 742
Johnny Van Zant
1960 - Present
HPI: 52.80
Rank: 743
Ed King
1949 - 2018
HPI: 52.80
Rank: 744
Walter Becker
1950 - 2017
HPI: 52.78
Rank: 745
Machito
1912 - 1984
HPI: 52.78
Rank: 746
Janis Ian
1951 - Present
HPI: 52.75
Rank: 747
Jon Batiste
1986 - Present
HPI: 52.74
Rank: 748
Suzanne Ciani
1946 - Present
HPI: 52.74
Rank: 749
Blue Mitchell
1930 - 1979
HPI: 52.73
Rank: 750