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Michael Steele

1955 - Today

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Michael Steele (born Susan Thomas on June 2, 1955) is an American former musician, best known as the bassist for the Bangles. Under the name Micki Steele, she was a founding member of the Runaways but left in 1975, shortly before the band's major label debut. For the next several years, she played with various other musical groups for short periods of time. In 1983, Steele replaced original bassist Annette Zilinskas as a member of the Bangles. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia. Michael Steele is the 1,860th most popular musician (down from 1,716th in 2024), the 9,901st most popular biography from United States (down from 8,631st in 2019) and the 717th most popular American Musician.

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Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Michael Steele ranks 1,860 out of 3,175. Before her are Four Tet, Myra Hess, Dino Dvornik, Ray Bryant, Joey Castillo, and Wes Borland. After her are Big Walter Horton, Stefan Schwarzmann, Tracii Guns, Mike Garson, Alex Acuña, and Brian Setzer.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1955, Michael Steele ranks 436. Before her are Erick Mombaerts, Vijay Mallya, Barbara Kingsolver, Alan Hansen, Patrick Achi, and Ole von Beust. After her are Matthias Herget, Butch Vig, Yitang Zhang, Juha Tiainen, Joanna Hoffman, and Paulina Chiziane.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Michael Steele ranks 9,905 out of 20,380. Before her are Albert Parsons (1848), Lauren Ridloff (1978), Colin Campbell Cooper (1856), Bayley (1989), Troy Kotsur (1968), Mark Parkinson (1957), Danny Ongais (1942), and Claire Windsor (1892). After her are Jerome Biffle (1928), Paul Drayton (1939), Kristy Swanson (1969), and Robert L. Stewart (1942).

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Among MUSICIANS In United States

Among musicians born in United States, Michael Steele ranks 717. Before her are George Russell (1923), Paul Bostaph (1964), Pepper Adams (1930), Ray Bryant (1931), Joey Castillo (1966), and Wes Borland (1975). After her are Big Walter Horton (1921), Tracii Guns (1966), Mike Garson (1945), Brian Setzer (1959), Gene Ammons (1925), and Daniel Johnston (1961).

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