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Jim Capaldi

1944 - 2005

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Nicola James Capaldi (2 August 1944 – 28 January 2005) was an English singer-songwriter and drummer. His musical career spanned more than four decades. He co-founded the progressive rock band Traffic in 1967 with Steve Winwood, and the two of them co-wrote the majority of the band's material. He was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as a part of Traffic's original lineup. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Jim Capaldi is the 1,759th most popular musician (down from 1,503rd in 2019), the 4,651st most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 3,937th in 2019) and the 289th most popular British Musician.

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Among musicians, Jim Capaldi ranks 1,759 out of 3,175. Before him are Richard Davis, Steve Swallow, Jimmy Dorsey, Terry Kath, Zak Starkey, and Warren Zevon. After him are Simon Barere, Brain, Lee Ranaldo, Nobuko Imai, Shelly Manne, and Hugh Hopper.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1944, Jim Capaldi ranks 598. Before him are Bobby Heenan, Tore Berger, John Kay, Erich Hamann, Washington Rodríguez, and Ibrahim Sunday. After him are Alberto Demiddi, Akitsugu Konno, Charles W. Juels, Angus King, Regine Heitzer, and Gunnar Asmussen. Among people deceased in 2005, Jim Capaldi ranks 299. Before him are James Stockdale, Ihor Rybak, John N. Bahcall, Enric Gensana, Matthew McGrory, and Maria Vierdag. After him are Atef Sedky, Miriam Rothschild, Raoul Bott, Humphrey Carpenter, Ismail Merchant, and David Lange.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Jim Capaldi ranks 4,652 out of 8,785. Before him are Patrick McLoughlin (1957), Zak Starkey (1965), George William Russell (1867), Owain Yeoman (1978), Amy Macdonald (1987), and Marilyn Strathern (1941). After him are James Wyatt (1746), Elizabeth Montagu (1718), Richard K. Guy (1916), Reginald Wingate (1861), Gary Daniels (1963), and Leander Starr Jameson (1853).

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Among MUSICIANS In United Kingdom

Among musicians born in United Kingdom, Jim Capaldi ranks 289. Before him are John Foxx (1948), Richard Sinclair (1948), Steve Hillage (1951), Bernie Marsden (1951), Jason Orange (1970), and Zak Starkey (1965). After him are Hugh Hopper (1945), Rick Allen (1963), Glenn Cornick (1947), Richard Tandy (1948), John Martyn (1948), and Sharleen Spiteri (1967).

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