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Gary Thain

1948 - 1975

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Gary Mervin Thain (15 May 1948 – 8 December 1975) was a New Zealand bassist, best known for his work with British rock band Uriah Heep. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Gary Thain is the 1,240th most popular musician (down from 1,044th in 2019), the 53rd most popular biography from New Zealand (down from 38th in 2019) and the most popular New Zealander Musician.

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Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Gary Thain ranks 1,240 out of 3,175. Before him are Yiruma, Levon Helm, Otis Rush, Scott Columbus, Nani Bregvadze, and Tony Joe White. After him are Szymon Goldberg, Donald Byrd, Shura Cherkassky, Michael Sembello, Joey Kramer, and Greg K..

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1948, Gary Thain ranks 407. Before him are Richard Simmons, Otto Waalkes, Margaret Weis, Niwatthamrong Boonsongpaisan, Benny Morris, and Nadezhda Tkachenko. After him are Valeri Brainin, Yevhen Arzhanov, Akira Emoto, Mykola Avilov, Philip Jackson, and Sam Hui. Among people deceased in 1975, Gary Thain ranks 169. Before him are Pete Ham, Antonín Vodička, Krešimir Baranović, Marc Wright, Dave Alexander, and James Blish. After him are Louis Jordan, Therese Giehse, Glenn Hardin, Minas Avetisyan, Max Gluckman, and Georges Carpentier.

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In New Zealand

Among people born in New Zealand, Gary Thain ranks 53 out of 303. Before him are John Key (1961), Meri Mangakāhia (1868), Keith Urban (1967), Peter Snell (1938), Manu Bennett (1969), and Roy Kerr (1934). After him are Ngaio Marsh (1895), Rob Hall (1961), Ronald Syme (1903), Raymond Firth (1901), Warren Cole (1940), and Taika Waititi (1975).

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Among MUSICIANS In New Zealand

Among musicians born in New Zealand, Gary Thain ranks 1. After him are Graeme Revell (1955), Benee (2000), and Ladyhawke (1979).

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