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Marty Friedman

1962 - Today

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Martin Adam Friedman (Japanese: マーティン・アダム・フリードマン, Hepburn: Mātin Adamu Furīdoman) (born December 8, 1962) is an American guitarist, best known for his tenure as the lead guitarist of thrash metal band Megadeth from 1990 to 2000. He is also known for playing alongside Jason Becker in Cacophony from 1986 until 1989, as well as his 13 solo albums and tours. Friedman has resided in Tokyo since 2003, where he has appeared on over 700 Japanese television programs such as Rock Fujiyama, Hebimeta-san, Kōhaku Uta Gassen and Jukebox English. He has released albums with several record labels, including Avex Trax, Universal, EMI, Prosthetic, and Shrapnel Records. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Marty Friedman is the 589th most popular musician (down from 566th in 2019), the 3,392nd most popular biography from United States (down from 2,901st in 2019) and the 178th most popular American Musician.

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Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Marty Friedman ranks 589 out of 3,175. Before him are Claude-Michel Schönberg, Murray Perahia, Nelson Freire, İdil Biret, Gil Evans, and Christoph Schneider. After him are Roger Hodgson, Ginette Neveu, Hermeto Pascoal, Loreena McKennitt, Coleman Hawkins, and Artie Shaw.

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Among people born in 1962, Marty Friedman ranks 97. Before him are Ollanta Humala, Suzanne Collins, Joan Cusack, Manuel Valls, Edvard Moser, and Imad Mughniyah. After him are Lance Reddick, Dmitri Hvorostovsky, John Hannah, Black, Michel Petrucciani, and Tommy Lee.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Marty Friedman ranks 3,392 out of 20,380. Before him are Suzanne Pleshette (1937), Jamaal Wilkes (1953), Stephen Foster (1826), Christian Slater (1969), E. G. Marshall (1914), and Bruce Boxleitner (1950). After him are Joseph D. Pistone (1939), Stefanie Powers (1942), Al Freeman Jr. (1934), Stanley Kamel (1943), Lauren Holly (1963), and Susan Flannery (1939).

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Among MUSICIANS In United States

Among musicians born in United States, Marty Friedman ranks 178. Before him are Peter Cetera (1944), Tommy Bolin (1951), Steven Van Zandt (1950), Grace Slick (1939), Tommy Flanagan (1930), and Murray Perahia (1947). After him are Coleman Hawkins (1904), Artie Shaw (1910), Lionel Hampton (1908), Sister Rosetta Tharpe (1915), James Taylor (1948), and Chet Atkins (1924).

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