MUSICIAN

Paco de Lucía

1947 - 2014

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Francisco Sánchez Gómez (Spanish: [fɾanˈθisko ˈsantʃeθ ˈɣomeθ]; 21 December 1947 – 25 February 2014), known as Paco de Lucía (Spanish: [ˈpako ðe luˈθi.a]), was a Spanish virtuoso flamenco guitarist, composer, and record producer. A leading proponent of the new flamenco style, he was one of the first flamenco guitarists to branch into classical and jazz. Richard Chapman and Eric Clapton, authors of Guitar: Music, History, Players, describe de Lucía as a "titanic figure in the world of flamenco guitar", and Dennis Koster, author of Guitar Atlas, Flamenco, has referred to de Lucía as "one of history's greatest guitarists". De Lucía was noted for his fast and fluent picados (fingerstyle runs). Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Paco de Lucía is the 84th most popular musician (down from 76th in 2019), the 133rd most popular biography from Spain (down from 123rd in 2019) and the 4th most popular Spanish Musician.

Paco de Lucía is most famous for being a Spanish flamenco guitarist and composer. He has been called "the world's greatest guitar player" by the American music magazine Rolling Stone.

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Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Paco de Lucía ranks 84 out of 3,175. Before him are Sviatoslav Richter, Alexander Glazunov, John Deacon, Ludovico Einaudi, Charlie Parker, and Richard Clayderman. After him are Yehudi Menuhin, Django Reinhardt, Glenn Gould, Jamiroquai, Jon Lord, and David Oistrakh.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1947, Paco de Lucía ranks 33. Before him are Robert Kiyosaki, Ali Abdullah Saleh, Salman Rushdie, Takeshi Kitano, Gerd Binnig, and Françoise Barré-Sinoussi. After him are France Gall, Michael Levitt, Michael Porter, Josep Borrell, Linda B. Buck, and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar. Among people deceased in 2014, Paco de Lucía ranks 19. Before him are Joe Cocker, Luis Aragonés, Maximilian Schell, Shirley Temple, Alexander Grothendieck, and Lauren Bacall. After him are Jacques Le Goff, Robert A. Dahl, Martin Lewis Perl, Virna Lisi, Queen Fabiola of Belgium, and Alain Resnais.

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In Spain

Among people born in Spain, Paco de Lucía ranks 133 out of 3,355. Before him are Pablo Casals (1876), Solomon ibn Gabirol (1021), Ferdinand III of Castile (1199), Peter of Castile (1334), Ricardo Zamora (1901), and Francisco Suárez (1548). After him are Ibn Hazm (994), Josemaría Escrivá (1902), Josep Borrell (1947), Catherine of Navarre (1470), Princess Isabella of Parma (1741), and Henry II of Navarre (1503).

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Among MUSICIANS In Spain

Among musicians born in Spain, Paco de Lucía ranks 4. Before him are Isaac Albéniz (1860), Pablo de Sarasate (1844), and Pablo Casals (1876). After him are Fernando Sor (1778), Andrés Segovia (1893), Narciso Yepes (1927), Dionisio Aguado y García (1784), Alicia de Larrocha (1923), Joan Manuel Serrat (1943), Ricardo Viñes (1875), and Paco Ibáñez (1934).

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