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Mick Ronson

1946 - 1993

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Michael Ronson (26 May 1946 – 29 April 1993) was an English musician, songwriter, arranger, and producer. He achieved critical and commercial success working with David Bowie as the guitarist of the Spiders from Mars. He was a session musician who recorded five studio albums with Bowie followed by four with Ian Hunter, and also worked as a sideman in touring bands with Van Morrison and Bob Dylan. A classically trained musician, Ronson was known for his melodic approach to guitar playing. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Mick Ronson is the 999th most popular musician (down from 904th in 2019), the 2,875th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 2,488th in 2019) and the 178th most popular British Musician.

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Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Mick Ronson ranks 999 out of 3,175. Before him are Oscar Hammerstein II, Johann Gottfried Piefke, Kyung Wha Chung, Eddy Grant, Jordan Rudess, and Kerry King. After him are Wayne Kramer, Charles Dancla, Benny Carter, Candy Dulfer, Denny Laine, and Johnny Clegg.

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Among people born in 1946, Mick Ronson ranks 381. Before him are Sanjay Gandhi, Ognyan Gerdzhikov, Andreas Katsulas, Don Schollander, Stephen P. Synnott, and Ricardo Maduro. After him are Jan Decleir, Slim Borgudd, Carmine Appice, Ricky Hui, Barry Hulshoff, and Henry Paulson. Among people deceased in 1993, Mick Ronson ranks 139. Before him are Steve James, Maurice Bourgès-Maunoury, Valentina Grizodubova, Reuben Fine, Melchior Ndadaye, and Sam Wanamaker. After him are Bertus Aafjes, Thurgood Marshall, Edward Bernard Raczyński, David Koresh, Giuseppe Occhialini, and Norman Vincent Peale.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Mick Ronson ranks 2,876 out of 8,785. Before him are Jane Digby (1807), Paul Young (1956), Auguste Couder (1789), John Alcock (1892), Nevil Shute (1899), and Anthony Ashley Cooper, 1st Earl of Shaftesbury (1621). After him are Pat Jennings (1945), Alma Reville (1899), Mark Jones (1933), Ernest Mason Satow (1843), John Neville (1925), and Sydney Chapman (1888).

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Among MUSICIANS In United Kingdom

Among musicians born in United Kingdom, Mick Ronson ranks 178. Before him are Trevor Horn (1949), Ian McDonald (1946), Al Stewart (1945), Peter Maxwell Davies (1934), Adam Clayton (1960), and Steven Wilson (1967). After him are Denny Laine (1944), Johnny Clegg (1953), Andrew Latimer (1949), Paul Simonon (1955), Carl Cox (1962), and George Shearing (1919).

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