MUSICIAN
Michael Landau
1958 - Today

Michael Landau
Michael Christopher Landau (born June 1, 1958) is an American musician, audio engineer, and record-producer. He is a session musician and guitarist who has played on many albums since the early 1980s with Boz Scaggs, Minoru Niihara, Joni Mitchell, Rod Stewart, Seal, Michael Jackson, James Taylor, Helen Watson, Luis Miguel, Richard Marx, Steve Perry, Pink Floyd, Phil Collins on "Two Hearts" and "Loco in Acapulco", Roger Daltrey, Stevie Nicks, Glenn Frey, Eros Ramazzotti, Whitney Houston, and Miles Davis. Landau, along with fellow session guitarists Dean Parks, Steve Lukather, Michael Thompson and Dann Huff, played on many of the major label releases recorded in Los Angeles from the 1980s-1990s. He has released music with several record labels, including Ulftone Music and Tone Center Records, a member of Shrapnel Label Group. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. Michael Landau is the 2,222nd most popular musician (down from 1,918th in 2024), the 12,052nd most popular biography from United States (down from 9,742nd in 2019) and the 896th most popular American Musician.
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Among MUSICIANS
Among musicians, Michael Landau ranks 2,222 out of 3,175. Before him are Rod Temperton, Kenny Garrett, Hiro Yamamoto, Susanna Mälkki, John Edwards, and Shawn Drover. After him are Atom Willard, Sven Erik Kristiansen, Barriemore Barlow, Peter Christopherson, Harvey Mason, and Charlie Benante.
Most Popular Musicians in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsRod Temperton
1949 - 2016
HPI: 50.56
Rank: 2,216
Kenny Garrett
1960 - Present
HPI: 50.55
Rank: 2,217
Hiro Yamamoto
1961 - Present
HPI: 50.54
Rank: 2,218
Susanna Mälkki
1969 - Present
HPI: 50.54
Rank: 2,219
John Edwards
1953 - Present
HPI: 50.53
Rank: 2,220
Shawn Drover
1966 - Present
HPI: 50.51
Rank: 2,221
Michael Landau
1958 - Present
HPI: 50.50
Rank: 2,222
Atom Willard
1973 - Present
HPI: 50.49
Rank: 2,223
Sven Erik Kristiansen
1969 - Present
HPI: 50.49
Rank: 2,224
Barriemore Barlow
1949 - Present
HPI: 50.49
Rank: 2,225
Peter Christopherson
1955 - 2010
HPI: 50.48
Rank: 2,226
Harvey Mason
1947 - Present
HPI: 50.46
Rank: 2,227
Charlie Benante
1962 - Present
HPI: 50.45
Rank: 2,228
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1958, Michael Landau ranks 547. Before him are Hrant Bagratyan, Imre Garaba, Luc Luycx, Sergei Treshchov, Joop Hiele, and Gilles Leroy. After him are Xavier Becerra, Pedro Uralde, Drew Carey, Lisa Fischer, Benjamin Zephaniah, and Jānis Ķipurs.
Others Born in 1958
Go to all RankingsHrant Bagratyan
POLITICIAN
1958 - Present
HPI: 50.57
Rank: 541
Imre Garaba
SOCCER PLAYER
1958 - Present
HPI: 50.56
Rank: 542
Luc Luycx
DESIGNER
1958 - Present
HPI: 50.56
Rank: 543
Sergei Treshchov
ASTRONAUT
1958 - Present
HPI: 50.54
Rank: 544
Joop Hiele
SOCCER PLAYER
1958 - Present
HPI: 50.54
Rank: 545
Gilles Leroy
WRITER
1958 - Present
HPI: 50.53
Rank: 546
Michael Landau
MUSICIAN
1958 - Present
HPI: 50.50
Rank: 547
Xavier Becerra
POLITICIAN
1958 - Present
HPI: 50.49
Rank: 548
Pedro Uralde
SOCCER PLAYER
1958 - Present
HPI: 50.45
Rank: 549
Drew Carey
PRESENTER
1958 - Present
HPI: 50.45
Rank: 550
Lisa Fischer
SINGER
1958 - Present
HPI: 50.40
Rank: 551
Benjamin Zephaniah
WRITER
1958 - 2023
HPI: 50.38
Rank: 552
Jānis Ķipurs
ATHLETE
1958 - Present
HPI: 50.38
Rank: 553
In United States
Among people born in United States, Michael Landau ranks 12,050 out of 20,380. Before him are Chuck Liddell (1969), and Stipe Miocic (1982). After him are Joel Barlow (1754), Foy Draper (1911), Hobart Bosworth (1867), John Kerr (1931), Samuel Gridley Howe (1801), Atom Willard (1973), Tenley Albright (1935), Maitland Ward (1977), Terence Cooke (1921), and Natasha Lyonne (1979).
Others born in United States
Go to all RankingsChuck Liddell
MARTIAL ARTS
1969 - Present
HPI: 50.51
Rank: 12,048
Stipe Miocic
MARTIAL ARTS
1982 - Present
HPI: 50.50
Rank: 12,049
Michael Landau
MUSICIAN
1958 - Present
HPI: 50.50
Rank: 12,050
Joel Barlow
WRITER
1754 - 1812
HPI: 50.50
Rank: 12,051
Foy Draper
ATHLETE
1911 - 1943
HPI: 50.50
Rank: 12,052
Hobart Bosworth
ACTOR
1867 - 1943
HPI: 50.50
Rank: 12,053
John Kerr
ACTOR
1931 - 2013
HPI: 50.50
Rank: 12,054
Samuel Gridley Howe
PHYSICIAN
1801 - 1876
HPI: 50.50
Rank: 12,055
Atom Willard
MUSICIAN
1973 - Present
HPI: 50.49
Rank: 12,056
Tenley Albright
SKATER
1935 - Present
HPI: 50.49
Rank: 12,057
Maitland Ward
ACTOR
1977 - Present
HPI: 50.49
Rank: 12,058
Terence Cooke
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1921 - 1983
HPI: 50.49
Rank: 12,059
Natasha Lyonne
ACTOR
1979 - Present
HPI: 50.49
Rank: 12,060
Among MUSICIANS In United States
Among musicians born in United States, Michael Landau ranks 896. Before him are Merle Travis (1917), Earl Hooker (1930), St. Vincent (1982), Billy Higgins (1936), Kenny Garrett (1960), and Hiro Yamamoto (1961). After him are Atom Willard (1973), Harvey Mason (1947), Charlie Benante (1962), Jimmy DeGrasso (1963), Tom Paxton (1937), and Michael Clarke (1946).
Merle Travis
1917 - 1983
HPI: 50.61
Rank: 890
Earl Hooker
1930 - 1970
HPI: 50.61
Rank: 891
St. Vincent
1982 - Present
HPI: 50.58
Rank: 892
Billy Higgins
1936 - 2001
HPI: 50.58
Rank: 893
Kenny Garrett
1960 - Present
HPI: 50.55
Rank: 894
Hiro Yamamoto
1961 - Present
HPI: 50.54
Rank: 895
Michael Landau
1958 - Present
HPI: 50.50
Rank: 896
Atom Willard
1973 - Present
HPI: 50.49
Rank: 897
Harvey Mason
1947 - Present
HPI: 50.46
Rank: 898
Charlie Benante
1962 - Present
HPI: 50.45
Rank: 899
Jimmy DeGrasso
1963 - Present
HPI: 50.44
Rank: 900
Tom Paxton
1937 - Present
HPI: 50.35
Rank: 901
Michael Clarke
1946 - 1993
HPI: 50.30
Rank: 902










































