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Leon Wilkeson

1952 - 2001

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Leon Russell Wilkeson (April 2, 1952 – July 27, 2001) was an American musician. He was the bassist of the southern rock band Lynyrd Skynyrd from 1972 until his death in 2001. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Leon Wilkeson is the 2,311th most popular musician (down from 2,274th in 2019), the 12,655th most popular biography from United States (down from 12,061st in 2019) and the 942nd most popular American Musician.

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Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Leon Wilkeson ranks 2,311 out of 3,175. Before her are Ryan Tedder, Hughie Thomasson, Ulf Ekberg, James Newman, Thomas G:son, and Slide Hampton. After her are Alex Skolnick, Flemming Rasmussen, DJ Premier, Bucky Pizzarelli, Mick Harvey, and David Murray.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1952, Leon Wilkeson ranks 679. Before her are Ileana Ros-Lehtinen, Miguel Ángel Neira, Arun Jaitley, Manuel Nájera, Hughie Thomasson, and Ralph Merkle. After her are Anatoly Baidachny, Angie Sage, Willington Ortiz, Michael R. Clifford, Nora Dunn, and Sanny Åslund. Among people deceased in 2001, Leon Wilkeson ranks 333. Before her are Jay Chamberlain, G. N. Ramachandran, A. F. M. Ahsanuddin Chowdhury, Tony Ashton, Govan Mbeki, and Les Brown. After her are Imogene Coca, Régine Cavagnoud, Leamon King, Bertie Mee, Tom Kilburn, and Fred Neil.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Leon Wilkeson ranks 12,659 out of 20,380. Before her are Julie Carmen (1954), Slide Hampton (1932), Jim Wynorski (1950), Esther Rolle (1920), Wayne Thiebaud (1920), and Crispus Attucks (1723). After her are T. J. McConnell (1992), Jeremy Allen White (1991), Steven Klein (1965), Cass Sunstein (1954), Derek Richardson (1976), and Gene Okerlund (1942).

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Among MUSICIANS In United States

Among musicians born in United States, Leon Wilkeson ranks 942. Before her are Kim Thayil (1960), John 5 (1971), Eugene Wright (1923), Ryan Tedder (1979), Hughie Thomasson (1952), and Slide Hampton (1932). After her are Alex Skolnick (1968), DJ Premier (1966), Bucky Pizzarelli (1926), David Murray (1955), Charlie Barnet (1913), and Buck Owens (1929).

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