MUSICIAN

Johnny Clegg

1953 - 2019

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Jonathan Paul Clegg, (7 June 1953 – 16 July 2019) was a South African musician, singer-songwriter, dancer, anthropologist and anti-apartheid activist. He first performed as part of a duo - Johnny & Sipho - with Sipho Mchunu which released its first single, Woza Friday in 1976. The two then went on to form the band Juluka which released its debut album in 1979. In 1986, Clegg founded the band Savuka, and also recorded as a solo act, occasionally reuniting with his earlier band partners. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Johnny Clegg is the 1,005th most popular musician (down from 940th in 2019), the 2,887th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 2,564th in 2019) and the 180th most popular British Musician.

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Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Johnny Clegg ranks 1,005 out of 3,175. Before him are Mick Ronson, Wayne Kramer, Charles Dancla, Benny Carter, Candy Dulfer, and Denny Laine. After him are Roy Haynes, Vlado Perlemuter, Ralph Kirkpatrick, Michael Brecker, Andrew Latimer, and Tom Scott.

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Among people born in 1953, Johnny Clegg ranks 221. Before him are Richard Bremmer, Francesco Moraglia, Attilio Bettega, Alexander Beliavsky, Melchior Ndadaye, and Shavarsh Karapetyan. After him are Sergey Mironov, Vincent Curatola, Anna Thomson, Barry Sonnenfeld, Adel Safar, and Russell Mulcahy. Among people deceased in 2019, Johnny Clegg ranks 230. Before him are Katherine Helmond, Elio Sgreccia, Sulli, Thomas Remengesau Sr., Diahann Carroll, and David Hedison. After him are Sylvia Miles, Vladimir Etush, Roland Matthes, Ram Dass, Oliver Mtukudzi, and Sadako Ogata.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Johnny Clegg ranks 2,888 out of 8,785. Before him are Sydney Chapman (1888), Arthur Brown (1942), Tony Brise (1952), Edward Coke (1552), Denny Laine (1944), and Amy Robsart (1532). After him are Charlie Hunnam (1980), Terence Fisher (1904), Ernest Starling (1866), Hubert Parry (1848), Richard Norman Shaw (1831), and Andrew Latimer (1949).

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Among MUSICIANS In United Kingdom

Among musicians born in United Kingdom, Johnny Clegg ranks 180. Before him are Al Stewart (1945), Peter Maxwell Davies (1934), Adam Clayton (1960), Steven Wilson (1967), Mick Ronson (1946), and Denny Laine (1944). After him are Andrew Latimer (1949), Paul Simonon (1955), Carl Cox (1962), George Shearing (1919), James Galway (1939), and Würzel (1949).

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