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Peter Buck

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Peter Lawrence Buck (born December 6, 1956) is an American musician and songwriter. He was a co-founder and the lead guitarist of the alternative rock band R.E.M.; he played the banjo and mandolin on several R.E.M. songs. Throughout his career with R.E.M. (1980–2011), as well as during his subsequent solo career, Buck has been at various times a member of numerous side project groups. These groups included Arthur Buck (with Joseph Arthur), Hindu Love Gods, The Minus 5, Tuatara, The Baseball Project, Robyn Hitchcock and the Venus 3, Tired Pony, The No-Ones, and Filthy Friends, each of which have released at least one full-length studio album. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Peter Buck is the 1,685th most popular musician (down from 1,642nd in 2019), the 8,861st most popular biography from United States (down from 8,227th in 2019) and the 630th most popular American Musician.

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Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Peter Buck ranks 1,685 out of 3,175. Before him are Wanda Wiłkomirska, Jake E. Lee, Teddy Riley, Tomatito, Shlomo Artzi, and Chico Hamilton. After him are Fabio Biondi, Unsuk Chin, Lyle Mays, Ian Haugland, Billy Strayhorn, and Jan Axel Blomberg.

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Among people born in 1956, Peter Buck ranks 404. Before him are Amira Hass, Ratko Radovanović, Ted Gärdestad, Imangali Tasmagambetov, Yelena Safonova, and Jonathan Palmer. After him are Mina Ahadi, Hernán Darío Gómez, Ingrid Kristiansen, Abdulbaset Sieda, Ahmad Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah, and Aden Madobe.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Peter Buck ranks 8,863 out of 20,380. Before him are Chico Hamilton (1921), S. Epatha Merkerson (1952), Samantha Mathis (1970), Scott Turow (1949), Kevin Dillon (1965), and George Deukmejian (1928). After him are Thomas Bailey Aldrich (1836), Walt Davis (1931), Lyle Mays (1953), Bob Welch (1945), Robert Kramer (1939), and Dave Bing (1943).

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Among MUSICIANS In United States

Among musicians born in United States, Peter Buck ranks 630. Before him are Barry McGuire (1935), Nat Adderley (1931), Bernie Leadon (1947), Jake E. Lee (1957), Teddy Riley (1967), and Chico Hamilton (1921). After him are Lyle Mays (1953), Billy Strayhorn (1915), ASAP Rocky (1988), Arto Lindsay (1953), Scott Gorham (1951), and Mel Tormé (1925).

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