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Geoff Nicholls

1948 - 2017

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Geoffrey James Nicholls (29 February 1948 – 28 January 2017) was an English guitarist and keyboardist, and longtime member of the heavy metal band Black Sabbath until 2004. Nicholls also played in the NWOBHM band Quartz before joining Black Sabbath. In the 1960s/early 1970s, Geoff played lead guitar for the Birmingham bands The Boll Weevils, The Seed, Johnny Neal and the Starliners, and played keyboards for World of Oz. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Geoff Nicholls is the 1,450th most popular musician (down from 1,123rd in 2019), the 3,922nd most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 2,990th in 2019) and the 244th most popular British Musician.

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Among musicians, Geoff Nicholls ranks 1,450 out of 3,175. Before him are José María Ventura Casas, Bob Ezrin, Dominic Miller, Blind Blake, Red Garland, and Dennis Brain. After him are Calixa Lavallée, Terje Rypdal, Andy Bown, Karel Halíř, Jimmy Reed, and Markus Grosskopf.

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Among people born in 1948, Geoff Nicholls ranks 483. Before him are Uschi Digard, Ivan Král, Mary E. Peters, Lindsay Crouse, Nikolai Gorbachev, and Saul Rubinek. After him are Ken Foree, Natalya Gundareva, Manfred Kokot, Leo Sayer, Ylli Bufi, and Richard Dembo. Among people deceased in 2017, Geoff Nicholls ranks 379. Before him are Ezio Pascutti, Ivar Aronsson, Jacques Simon, Patrick Nève, Valeriu Bularca, and Darlanne Fluegel. After him are Halit Akçatepe, Li Li-hua, Sandra Reemer, Rosa Taikon, Vladimir Makanin, and Hans Gerschwiler.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Geoff Nicholls ranks 3,923 out of 8,785. Before him are William Froude (1810), Verney Lovett Cameron (1844), Hilda of Whitby (614), Henry Clifton Sorby (1826), Jeremy Kemp (1935), and Dennis Brain (1921). After him are George Raynor (1907), Jenny Agutter (1952), Sydney Greenstreet (1879), Victor d'Arcy (1887), David Dunbar Buick (1854), and Andy Bown (1946).

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Among MUSICIANS In United Kingdom

Among musicians born in United Kingdom, Geoff Nicholls ranks 244. Before him are Tony Kaye (1945), Jon Hiseman (1944), Aynsley Dunbar (1946), Beth Gibbons (1965), Henry Jackman (1974), and Dennis Brain (1921). After him are Andy Bown (1946), Ian Stuart Donaldson (1957), Peter Hook (1956), Andy Taylor (1961), Bert Jansch (1943), and Jay Kay (1969).

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