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John McLaughlin

1942 - Today

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John McLaughlin (born 4 January 1942), also known as Mahavishnu, is an English guitarist, bandleader, and composer. A pioneer of jazz fusion, his music combines elements of jazz with rock, world music, Western classical music, flamenco, and blues. After contributing to several key British groups of the early 1960s, McLaughlin made Extrapolation, his first album as a bandleader, in 1969. He then moved to the U.S., where he played with drummer Tony Williams's group Lifetime and then with Miles Davis on his 1969–72 electric jazz fusion albums In a Silent Way, Bitches Brew, Jack Johnson, Live-Evil, and On the Corner. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. John McLaughlin is the 382nd most popular musician (down from 335th in 2019), the 1,417th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 1,167th in 2019) and the 85th most popular British Musician.

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Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, John McLaughlin ranks 382 out of 3,175. Before him are Johann Friedrich Franz Burgmüller, Michael McDonald, Paul Badura-Skoda, Marguerite Long, Franco Battiato, and Zayn Malik. After him are Johnny Ramone, Enrico Macias, Steve Vai, Manu Dibango, Mick Taylor, and Matthias Jabs.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1942, John McLaughlin ranks 153. Before him are Robert F. Engle, Valeri Polyakov, Carole King, Christopher A. Sims, Vladimir Bukovsky, and Adil Abdul-Mahdi. After him are Thomas Cavalier-Smith, Pascal Couchepin, Gottfried John, Michel Fourniret, Sigfried Held, and Takao Nishiyama.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, John McLaughlin ranks 1,417 out of 8,785. Before him are John Brunner (1934), Angus Deaton (1945), Alexander I of Scotland (1078), Zayn Malik (1993), Alan Moore (1953), and Julia Ormond (1965). After him are Lord Alfred Douglas (1870), Michael Smith (1932), Duncan Edwards (1936), Catherine Ashton (1956), James Lind (1716), and William Henry Perkin (1838).

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Among MUSICIANS In United Kingdom

Among musicians born in United Kingdom, John McLaughlin ranks 85. Before him are Ian Anderson (1947), Robert Wyatt (1945), Mark Hollis (1955), Glenn Tipton (1947), Simon Phillips (1957), and Zayn Malik (1993). After him are Mick Taylor (1949), Steve Hackett (1950), Cheryl (1983), Cliff Williams (1949), Andy Summers (1942), and Dave Holland (1946).

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