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Peter Banks

1947 - 2013

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Peter William Brockbanks (15 July 1947 – 7 March 2013), known professionally as Peter Banks, was an English guitarist. He was the original guitarist in the rock bands Yes, Flash, and Empire; he was also a guitarist for The Syn. Banks has been described as "the architect of progressive music". Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Peter Banks is the 1,074th most popular musician (down from 1,048th in 2019), the 3,052nd most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 2,812th in 2019) and the 188th most popular British Musician.

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Among musicians, Peter Banks ranks 1,074 out of 3,175. Before him are Gerardo Matos Rodríguez, Louis Diémer, Pete Burns, Michael Angelo Batio, Amy Lee, and Clem Burke. After him are Sophie Menter, Kid Ory, Moya Brennan, Enrique Fernández Arbós, Paul Kantner, and Ignaz von Seyfried.

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Among people born in 1947, Peter Banks ranks 393. Before him are Bunny Wailer, Jaroslav Pollák, Deborah Lipstadt, Clare Torry, and Ian Ashley. After him are Takeshi Urata, Danilo Popivoda, Małgorzata Braunek, Tadahiko Ueda, Kakhi Asatiani, Kembo Uba Kembo, and Erik Olin Wright. Among people deceased in 2013, Peter Banks ranks 242. Before him are Eileen Brennan, Hennadiy Udovenko, George Duke, Martin Koeman, Otto Muehl, and Natalya Gorbanevskaya. After him are Henning Larsen, Ignacio Eizaguirre, Zdeněk Zikán, Eero Mäntyranta, Zlatko Papec, and Dezső Gyarmati.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Peter Banks ranks 3,053 out of 8,785. Before him are Rio Ferdinand (1978), Ian Hart (1964), Martin Donnelly (1964), A. J. P. Taylor (1906), Tom Ellis (1978), and Phil Taylor (1960). After him are Graham Hancock (1950), Hayley Mills (1946), Dorothy Garrod (1892), Ralph Abercromby (1734), John Profumo (1915), and Christopher Eccleston (1964).

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Among MUSICIANS In United Kingdom

Among musicians born in United Kingdom, Peter Banks ranks 188. Before him are Paul Simonon (1955), Carl Cox (1962), George Shearing (1919), James Galway (1939), Würzel (1949), and Pete Burns (1959). After him are Ray Davies (1944), John McVie (1945), Anthony Phillips (1951), Gerald Moore (1899), Phil Manzanera (1951), and Roger Norrington (1934).

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