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Joe Satriani

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Joseph Satriani (born July 15, 1956) is an American rock guitarist, composer, and songwriter. Early in his career he worked as a guitar instructor, with many of his former students achieving fame, including Steve Vai, Larry LaLonde, Rick Hunolt, Kirk Hammett, Andy Timmons, Charlie Hunter, Kevin Cadogan, and Alex Skolnick. Satriani went on to have a successful solo music career, starting in the mid-1980s. He is a 15-time Grammy Award nominee and has sold over ten million albums, making him the bestselling instrumental rock guitarist of all time. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Joe Satriani is the 254th most popular musician (up from 309th in 2019), the 1,606th most popular biography from United States (up from 1,738th in 2019) and the 75th most popular American Musician.

Joe Satriani is a famous guitarist who has released many albums and written many songs. His most famous album is Surfing with the Alien.

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Among musicians, Joe Satriani ranks 254 out of 3,175. Before him are Paolo Conte, John Zorn, Mauro Giuliani, Don Shirley, Oscar Peterson, and Bono. After him are Jean-Marie Leclair, Alan Parsons, Chris de Burgh, Georges Prêtre, Rory Gallagher, and John Cale.

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Among people born in 1956, Joe Satriani ranks 46. Before him are David M. Brown, Kim Cattrall, Eric Roberts, Ravi Shankar, Zbigniew Boniek, and Danny Boyle. After him are David Caruso, Aileen Wuornos, Afric Simone, Michael Connelly, Marc Dutroux, and Ali Asadov.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Joe Satriani ranks 1,606 out of 20,380. Before him are Grace Zabriskie (1941), Blake Edwards (1922), Gordon Moore (1929), Paul P. Harris (1868), Steve Reeves (1926), and Will Durant (1885). After him are Walter Lippmann (1889), Janet Mills (1947), Buck Henry (1930), Guy Williams (1924), Martha Nussbaum (1947), and Stephen Schwartz (1948).

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Among MUSICIANS In United States

Among musicians born in United States, Joe Satriani ranks 75. Before him are Muddy Waters (1913), Jerry Lee Lewis (1935), Pitbull (1981), Thelonious Monk (1917), John Zorn (1953), and Don Shirley (1927). After him are Dave Brubeck (1920), Mike Portnoy (1967), Randy Jackson (1961), Snoop Dogg (1971), Burt Bacharach (1928), and Paul Stanley (1952).

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