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Ron McGovney

1962 - Today

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Ronald J. McGovney (born November 2, 1963) is an American semi-retired musician, best known as the original bass guitarist in the thrash metal band Metallica from October 1981 to December 1982. Having previously played with guitarist James Hetfield in the garage band Leather Charm, McGovney was a member of Metallica during its first year of gigging and appeared on their early demos before departing late in 1982. After a period of inactivity, he played in the thrash metal band Phantasm. He later played with Metallica at their 30th anniversary show. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Ron McGovney is the 976th most popular musician (down from 730th in 2019), the 5,108th most popular biography from United States (down from 3,682nd in 2019) and the 320th most popular American Musician.

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Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Ron McGovney ranks 976 out of 3,175. Before him are Steven Wilson, Eliades Ochoa, Jean-Luc Ponty, Abdullah Ibrahim, Marco Di Meco, and Juan Luis Guerra. After him are Selda Bağcan, Peter Winter, Fats Waller, Zoltán Kocsis, Daevid Allen, and Al Foster.

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Among people born in 1962, Ron McGovney ranks 149. Before him are Michael Weikath, Melissa Sue Anderson, Ginger Lynn, Shinobu Ikeda, Nawal El Moutawakel, and Liza Marklund. After him are Wynton Rufer, Ulisses Correia e Silva, Victor Pelevin, Nigmatilla Yuldashev, Maruschka Detmers, and Karel Roden.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Ron McGovney ranks 5,108 out of 20,380. Before him are Anthony McAuliffe (1898), Albert Tyler (1872), James R. Schlesinger (1929), Belinda Carlisle (1958), Alexander Acosta (1969), and Ona Zee (1951). After him are Philip Bailey (1951), Allen Klein (1931), Jennifer Capriati (1976), Patsy Cline (1932), Lois Lowry (1937), and Fats Waller (1904).

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Among MUSICIANS In United States

Among musicians born in United States, Ron McGovney ranks 320. Before him are Layne Staley (1967), D'arcy Wretzky (1968), Jeff Hanneman (1964), Eric Dolphy (1928), Jerry Garcia (1942), and Steve Jordan (1957). After him are Fats Waller (1904), Al Foster (1943), John Lewis (1920), Rosalyn Tureck (1914), Sam Rivers (1923), and Charlie Christian (1916).

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