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Eric Woolfson

1945 - 2009

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Eric Norman Woolfson (18 March 1945 – 2 December 2009) was a Scottish songwriter, lyricist, vocalist, executive producer, pianist, and co-creator of the band the Alan Parsons Project, who sold over 50 million albums worldwide. Woolfson also pursued a career in musical theatre. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Eric Woolfson is the 691st most popular musician (down from 670th in 2019), the 2,246th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 1,999th in 2019) and the 139th most popular British Musician.

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Among musicians, Eric Woolfson ranks 691 out of 3,175. Before him are Lindsey Buckingham, Captain Beefheart, Kenny Loggins, Jadranka Stojaković, Paul Tortelier, and Jeff Porcaro. After him are Rudolf Barshai, Heinrich Wilhelm Ernst, Chaka Khan, Angélique Kidjo, Jelly Roll Morton, and Zino Francescatti.

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Among people born in 1945, Eric Woolfson ranks 238. Before him are Pablo Forlán, Pinarayi Vijayan, David Purley, Werner Schroeter, Zdeňka Vávrová, and Dimitar Penev. After him are Bianca Jagger, Barry Bostwick, Richard Long, Maryla Rodowicz, Gabriela Andersen-Schiess, and Steve Gadd. Among people deceased in 2009, Eric Woolfson ranks 128. Before him are Shi Pei Pu, Pierre Harmel, Amir Pnueli, Betsy Blair, Vyacheslav Ivankov, and Meir Amit. After him are Sidney Wood, Giovanni Arrighi, Francisco Ayala, Walter Cronkite, Konstantin Feoktistov, and Willy DeVille.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Eric Woolfson ranks 2,246 out of 8,785. Before him are Albert F. Mummery (1855), Bobby Smith (1933), Jethro Tull (1674), FitzRoy Somerset, 1st Baron Raglan (1788), William Blackstone (1723), and David Seaman (1963). After him are Robert Conquest (1917), Thomas Cochrane, 10th Earl of Dundonald (1775), Anthony Blunt (1907), Robert Broom (1866), John Houghton (1931), and Johnny Herbert (1964).

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Among MUSICIANS In United Kingdom

Among musicians born in United Kingdom, Eric Woolfson ranks 139. Before him are Tony Banks (1950), Rick Davies (1944), Mitch Mitchell (1947), Philip Selway (1967), Steve Jones (1955), and Liam Gallagher (1972). After him are Stephen Morris (1957), David Knopfler (1952), Jim Lea (1949), Damon Albarn (1968), Peter Hammill (1948), and Howard Jones (1955).

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