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Jennifer Batten

1957 - Today

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Jennifer Batten (born November 29, 1957) is an American electric guitar virtuoso who has worked as a session musician and solo artist, emerging mainly in the 1980s. From 1987 to 1997, she played on all three of Michael Jackson's world tours as his lead guitarist, and from 1999 to 2001, she toured and recorded with Jeff Beck. Batten has released three solo studio albums: her 1992 debut, Above Below and Beyond, the worldbeat-influenced Jennifer Batten's Tribal Rage: Momentum in 1997, and Whatever, which was released on CD and DVD in Japan in 2007 and worldwide in 2008. Batten continues to tour the globe, playing with bands, performing solo shows, and working clinics and master classes. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia. Jennifer Batten is the 1,488th most popular musician (up from 1,705th in 2024), the 7,762nd most popular biography from United States (up from 8,570th in 2019) and the 548th most popular American Musician.

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Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Jennifer Batten ranks 1,488 out of 3,175. Before her are Randy Brecker, Benjamin Orr, Esbjörn Svensson, Laura Nyro, Gene Pitney, and Mal Waldron. After her are Tony Scott, Monty Alexander, Shagrath, Bob Daisley, Bert Jansch, and Francis Buchholz.

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Among people born in 1957, Jennifer Batten ranks 313. Before her are Shlomo Mintz, Giuseppe Saronni, Claudie Haigneré, Stefano Tacconi, Daína Chaviano, and John Eriksen. After her are Rosalind Chao, Denis Leary, Reinaldo Rueda, Lori Singer, Glenn Hoddle, and William Goh.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Jennifer Batten ranks 7,764 out of 20,380. Before her are Adoniram Judson (1788), Katie Eder (1950), Mal Waldron (1925), Richard Hilton (1955), Bob Guccione (1930), and Val Avery (1924). After her are Jack Medica (1914), Greg Louganis (1960), Camille Keaton (1947), Burton Jastram (1910), Edwin Foster Coddington (1870), and Brad Friedel (1971).

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Among MUSICIANS In United States

Among musicians born in United States, Jennifer Batten ranks 548. Before her are Mary Travers (1936), Randy Brecker (1945), Benjamin Orr (1947), Laura Nyro (1947), Gene Pitney (1940), and Mal Waldron (1925). After her are Tony Scott (1921), Joseph Williams (1960), Allen Collins (1952), Larry Graham (1946), Lester Bowie (1941), and Chris Stein (1950).

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