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Ralph Towner

1940 - Today

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Ralph Towner (born March 1, 1940) is an American multi-instrumentalist, composer, arranger and bandleader. He plays the twelve-string guitar, classical guitar, piano, synthesizer, percussion, trumpet and French horn. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 19 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 16 in 2024). Ralph Towner is the 1,379th most popular musician (down from 1,193rd in 2024), the 7,170th most popular biography from United States (down from 5,843rd in 2019) and the 507th most popular American Musician.

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Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Ralph Towner ranks 1,379 out of 3,175. Before him are Gram Parsons, Ron Asheton, Delia Derbyshire, Maynard James Keenan, Jorma Kaukonen, and Jonny Greenwood. After him are Renée Fleming, Parov Stelar, Paquito D'Rivera, Moriz Rosenthal, Buffy Sainte-Marie, and Christian Ferdinand Abel.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1940, Ralph Towner ranks 369. Before him are Don Nelson, Claire Bretécher, Jorma Kaukonen, Billy McNeill, Nasser Al-Sabah, and Claus Offe. After him are Karin Baal, Alberto Gallardo, Vicente Miera, Larry Brown, Chris Farlowe, and Lorella De Luca.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Ralph Towner ranks 7,172 out of 20,380. Before him are Charles Wallace Richmond (1868), Isabela Moner (2001), Sam Childers (1963), Ken Starr (1946), Evan Peters (1987), and Carolyn Porco (1953). After him are Pete Hegseth (1980), Mike Larrabee (1933), William Bradford (1755), Peter Norton (1943), Harrison Young (1930), and Renée Fleming (1959).

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Among MUSICIANS In United States

Among musicians born in United States, Ralph Towner ranks 507. Before him are Donald Fagen (1948), Phil Woods (1931), Gram Parsons (1946), Ron Asheton (1948), Maynard James Keenan (1964), and Jorma Kaukonen (1940). After him are Renée Fleming (1959), Buffy Sainte-Marie (1941), George Jones (1931), Bobby Keys (1943), Paul Butterfield (1942), and Terry Melcher (1942).

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