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Mark Lanegan

1964 - 2022

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Mark William Lanegan (November 25, 1964 – February 22, 2022) was an American singer and songwriter. First becoming prominent as the lead singer for the early grunge band Screaming Trees, he was also known as a member of Queens of the Stone Age and The Gutter Twins. He released twelve solo studio albums as well as three collaboration albums with Isobel Campbell and two with Duke Garwood. He was known for his baritone voice, which was described as being "as scratchy as a three-day beard yet as supple and pliable as moccasin leather" and has been compared to Tom Waits, Leonard Cohen and Nick Cave. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 30 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 26 in 2024). Mark Lanegan is the 1,324th most popular musician (up from 1,377th in 2024), the 6,831st most popular biography from United States (up from 6,870th in 2019) and the 484th most popular American Musician.

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Among musicians, Mark Lanegan ranks 1,324 out of 3,175. Before him are Ray Barretto, Chrisye, Big Bill Broonzy, Patti Scialfa, Lee Kerslake, and Prince Buster. After him are Zedd, Mr Lordi, Roger Taylor, Timbaland, Fazıl Say, and Alan Wilson.

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Among people born in 1964, Mark Lanegan ranks 231. Before him are Karen Karapetyan, Mark Waters, Petr Kellner, Matt Walsh, Valérie Lemercier, and Stuart McCall. After him are Moussa Dadis Camara, Neneh Cherry, Kad Merad, Paprika Steen, Petr Nečas, and Michael Cudlitz. Among people deceased in 2022, Mark Lanegan ranks 353. Before him are Stanisław Kowalski, Rex Cawley, Nora Nova, David Cox, Andrei Sukhovetsky, and Christiane Hörbiger. After him are Bob Falkenburg, Benjamin Kogo, Leszek Engelking, George Woods, Uffe Ellemann-Jensen, and Guy Lafleur.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Mark Lanegan ranks 6,833 out of 20,380. Before him are George Eads (1967), Janet Margolin (1943), Vondie Curtis-Hall (1950), Kevin Johnson (1966), Juan Trippe (1899), and John Cromwell (1886). After him are Bob Kiesel (1911), Tom Verlaine (1949), Bill Lawrence (1968), Fat Lever (1960), Derek Luke (1974), and John Jacob Abel (1857).

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Among MUSICIANS In United States

Among musicians born in United States, Mark Lanegan ranks 484. Before him are Stan Kenton (1911), Mike Mangini (1963), Jack Nitzsche (1937), Ray Barretto (1929), Big Bill Broonzy (1903), and Patti Scialfa (1953). After him are Timbaland (1972), Alan Wilson (1943), Sonny Stitt (1924), Buckethead (1969), India Arie (1975), and D. H. Peligro (1959).

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