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Nathan East

1955 - Today

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Nathan Harrell East (born December 8, 1955) is an American jazz, R&B, and rock bass guitarist and vocalist. With more than 2,000 recordings, East is one of the most recorded bass players in the history of music. East holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in music from the University of California, San Diego (1978). He is a founding member of contemporary jazz quartet Fourplay and has recorded, performed, and co-written songs with performers such as Bobby Womack, Eric Clapton, Michael Jackson, Joe Satriani, George Harrison, Ringo Starr, Phil Collins, Stevie Wonder, Toto, Kenny Loggins, Daft Punk, Chick Corea, and Herbie Hancock. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Nathan East is the 1,136th most popular musician (up from 1,278th in 2019), the 5,908th most popular biography from United States (up from 6,296th in 2019) and the 395th most popular American Musician.

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Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Nathan East ranks 1,136 out of 3,175. Before him are Woody Herman, Yvonne Loriod, Giorgio Gaber, Lou Donaldson, Desmond Dekker, and Mika. After him are Trevor Pinnock, Pharoah Sanders, Volodymyr Ivasyuk, Dick Parry, Lita Ford, and Medea Abrahamyan.

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Among people born in 1955, Nathan East ranks 240. Before him are Mike Porcaro, Verónica Forqué, Tibor Nyilasi, DJ Kool Herc, Apisai Ielemia, and Antje Jackelén. After him are Galina Lukashenko, Maxime Bossis, Teresa Ann Savoy, Tommy Emmanuel, Walter Veltroni, and Badri Patarkatsishvili.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Nathan East ranks 5,908 out of 20,380. Before him are Helen Morgan (1900), Christine Lahti (1950), Sid Haig (1939), Yoshi Oyakawa (1933), Dorothea Klumpke (1861), and Peter Sarsgaard (1971). After him are Og Mandino (1923), Savanna Samson (1967), Paul Reubens (1952), Tim Sweeney (1970), Oswald Veblen (1880), and Jill Stein (1950).

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Among MUSICIANS In United States

Among musicians born in United States, Nathan East ranks 395. Before him are Charlie Mariano (1923), Taj Mahal (1942), Rob Bourdon (1979), Dizzy Reed (1963), Woody Herman (1913), and Lou Donaldson (1926). After him are Pharoah Sanders (1940), John Mayer (1977), Jason White (1973), Paul Gilbert (1966), Earl Hines (1903), and Pat Martino (1944).

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