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Manuel Göttsching

1952 - 2022

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Manuel Göttsching (9 September 1952 – 4 December 2022) was a German musician and composer. As the leader of the groups Ash Ra Tempel and Ashra in the 1970s and 80s, as well as a solo artist, he was one of the most influential guitarists of the Krautrock (also known as Kosmische Musik) genre. He also participated in the Cosmic Jokers sessions. His style and technique influenced dozens of artists in the post-Eno ambient and Berlin School of electronic music scenes in the 1980s and 1990s. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Manuel Göttsching is the 1,714th most popular musician (down from 1,463rd in 2019), the 5,114th most popular biography from Germany (down from 4,797th in 2019) and the 89th most popular German Musician.

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Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Manuel Göttsching ranks 1,714 out of 3,175. Before him are Mauro Maur, Östen Warnerbring, Sophie Muller, Neal Hefti, Alan Clark, and Skip James. After him are Nick Jonas, Jóhann Jóhannsson, Malcolm Bilson, Robin Trower, Miyavi, and Stanley Turrentine.

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Among people born in 1952, Manuel Göttsching ranks 480. Before him are Alexander Gennadiyevich Zaitsev, Arie Schans, S. Epatha Merkerson, Teitur Thordarson, Marianne Williamson, and Alan Clark. After him are Daryl Stuermer, Susan Collins, Estanislau da Silva, Mario Theissen, Patrick Gaillard, and Édouard Fritch. Among people deceased in 2022, Manuel Göttsching ranks 485. Before him are Aleksandr Gorshkov, John Emery, Leonid Shvartsman, Anita Gradin, Abuzed Omar Dorda, and Géza Csapó. After him are Pietro Citati, Henry Lincoln, Horacio Accavallo, Janusz Kupcewicz, Wilson Kiprugut, and Miodrag Ješić.

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In Germany

Among people born in Germany, Manuel Göttsching ranks 5,117 out of 7,253. Before him are Erik Ode (1910), Walter Gordon (1893), Maria Schrader (1965), Michael Glos (1944), Arthur Schuster (1851), and Josef Neckermann (1912). After him are Karl Leberecht Immermann (1796), Fritz Riess (1922), Pepi Bader (1941), Christian Gottfried Körner (1756), Thomas Helmer (1965), and Rolf Danneberg (1953).

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Among MUSICIANS In Germany

Among musicians born in Germany, Manuel Göttsching ranks 89. Before him are Roland Grapow (1959), Reinhold Mack (1901), C418 (1989), Meshell Ndegeocello (1968), Theodore Thomas (1835), and Robert Hausmann (1852). After him are Nick Menza (1964), Matthias Reim (1957), Shantel (1968), Christoph Brüx (1965), Marius Müller-Westernhagen (1948), and Tobias Sammet (1977).

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