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Henry Vestine

1944 - 1997

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Henry Charles Vestine (December 25, 1944 – October 20, 1997), a.k.a. "The Sunflower", was an American guitarist primarily known as a member of the blues rock band Canned Heat. He was with the group from its start in 1965 to July 1969. In later years, he played in local bands but occasionally returned to Canned Heat for a few tours and recordings. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Henry Vestine is the 1,897th most popular musician (down from 1,477th in 2019), the 10,065th most popular biography from United States (down from 7,426th in 2019) and the 738th most popular American Musician.

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Among musicians, Henry Vestine ranks 1,897 out of 3,175. Before her are Dan Ar Braz, Augustus Pablo, Roy Bittan, Earl Wild, Rolf Harris, and Hirokazu Tanaka. After her are Malouma, Ringo Sheena, Chick Webb, Dan Hartman, Boz Burrell, and Frank Ferrer.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1944, Henry Vestine ranks 625. Before her are Feleti Sevele, Ans Schut, Juan Ignacio Basaguren, Simon Blackburn, Kevin Tighe, and Judee Sill. After her are Bunji Kimura, Idriz Hošić, Tom Seaver, Lynn Harrell, James H. Clark, and Pedro María Zabalza. Among people deceased in 1997, Henry Vestine ranks 279. Before her are Ekaterina Kalinchuk, Ödön Gróf, Abu Sadat Mohammad Sayem, Guido Vincenzi, Max Bloesch, and Božena Srncová. After her are Kåre Holt, Albert Heremans, James Goldsmith, Rawya Ateya, James Dickey, and Yevgeni Mayorov.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Henry Vestine ranks 10,067 out of 20,380. Before her are Earl Wild (1915), Rand Paul (1963), Jerry Sanders (1936), Alice Davenport (1864), Bertrand Halperin (1941), and Willard Scott (1934). After her are Jami Gertz (1965), Christopher Young (1958), David Filo (1966), Mike Krzyzewski (1947), Gregory Sierra (1937), and Elizabeth Reaser (1975).

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Among MUSICIANS In United States

Among musicians born in United States, Henry Vestine ranks 738. Before her are Hal Blaine (1929), Jackie McLean (1931), Joe Lovano (1952), Johnny Mandel (1925), Roy Bittan (1949), and Earl Wild (1915). After her are Chick Webb (1905), Dan Hartman (1950), Frank Ferrer (1966), Skrillex (1988), Johnny Van Zant (1960), and Ed King (1949).

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