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Norman Smith

1923 - 2008

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Norman Smith (22 February 1923 – 3 March 2008) was an English musician, record producer and engineer. In the 1960s, he notably engineered all of the Beatles' EMI studio recordings up to the end of 1965 and produced three Pink Floyd albums including their first, The Piper at the Gates of Dawn (1967). He later had a successful recording career as Hurricane Smith, achieving a transatlantic hit single with "Oh Babe, What Would You Say" in 1972. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Norman Smith is the 5,299th most popular writer (down from 4,835th in 2019), the 4,225th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 3,518th in 2019) and the 454th most popular British Writer.

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Among writers, Norman Smith ranks 5,299 out of 7,302. Before him are Heinrich Christian Boie, Ivan Kavaleridze, Enzo Biagi, Julio Ramón Ribeyro, Maurice Carême, and Alfonso Sastre. After him are Granius Licinianus, Jules Arsène Arnaud Claretie, Ludwig Thoma, Wyndham Lewis, Mateja Matevski, and Theodora Kroeber.

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Among people born in 1923, Norman Smith ranks 355. Before him are Medea Japaridze, Alina Janowska, Elizabeth Hawley, Gustaw Holoubek, Piero D'Inzeo, and Thea Beckman. After him are Dina Merrill, Giorgio Albertazzi, Noël Vandernotte, Aage Larsen, Ken Kavanagh, and Paavo Lonkila. Among people deceased in 2008, Norman Smith ranks 277. Before him are Johnny Griffin, Gustaw Holoubek, Elizabeth Spriggs, Annemarie Renger, Cachao, and Miroslav Koranda. After him are Neil Bartlett, Tony Duvert, Frederick Seitz, Irmgard Praetz, Jimmy Giuffre, and Gabriel París Gordillo.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Norman Smith ranks 4,226 out of 8,785. Before him are Queenie Newall (1854), Roland Orzabal (1961), William Warham (1450), Ray Wilson (1934), Richard Gunn (1871), and Florence Pugh (1996). After him are Horatio Caro (1862), Samuel Palmer (1805), Richard Price (1723), Henry Litolff (1818), Neil Bartlett (1932), and George Rodger (1908).

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Among WRITERS In United Kingdom

Among writers born in United Kingdom, Norman Smith ranks 454. Before him are Gilbert Adair (1944), Marmaduke Pickthall (1875), A. E. Housman (1859), Bruno Heller (1960), Alan Bennett (1934), and Aubrey de Grey (1963). After him are Edward Carpenter (1844), George Grove (1820), Roger Hargreaves (1935), Peter F. Hamilton (1960), Thomas Love Peacock (1785), and Richard D. Ryder (1940).

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