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Spencer Dryden

1938 - 2005

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Spencer Charles Dryden (April 7, 1938 – January 11, 2005) was an American musician best known as the drummer for Jefferson Airplane and New Riders of the Purple Sage. He also played with Dinosaurs, and the Ashes (later known as the Peanut Butter Conspiracy). He was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1996 as a member of Jefferson Airplane. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 21 different languages on Wikipedia. Spencer Dryden is the 1,977th most popular musician (down from 1,710th in 2024), the 10,541st most popular biography from United States (down from 8,596th in 2019) and the 774th most popular American Musician.

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Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Spencer Dryden ranks 1,976 out of 3,175. Before him are Dave Mason, Jimmy Miller, Alphonso Johnson, Cal Tjader, and Micky Moody. After him are Angerfist, Roy Estrada, Mathew Knowles, Eddie Kramer, Sammy Cahn, Dave Rodgers, and Eddie Condon.

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Among people born in 1938, Spencer Dryden ranks 546. Before him are Nikolai Manoshin, John Hansen, Alberto Orlando, Humberto Donoso, Hayes Jones, and Tomasi Puapua. After him are Allen Toussaint, Dietrich Stobbe, Yevgeni Mayorov, Marjatta Kajosmaa, Neil Abercrombie, and Paul Bartel. Among people deceased in 2005, Spencer Dryden ranks 319. Before him are Derek Bailey, Arnold Denker, Jean Parker, Kalevi Hämäläinen, Juan Pedevilla, and Sheree North. After him are Kazimierz Lipień, Lee Eun-ju, Ernest Lehman, Stanley Sadie, M. Scott Peck, and Long John Baldry.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Spencer Dryden ranks 10,537 out of 20,380. After him are Cal Ripken Jr. (1960), Frances Perkins (1880), Roy Estrada (1943), June Anderson (1952), Dan Marino (1961), Brandon Routh (1979), James Dickey (1923), Deontay Wilder (1985), Daniel Cormier (1979), Steve Prefontaine (1951), Dennis Johnson (1954), and Don Gordon (1926).

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Among MUSICIANS In United States

Among musicians born in United States, Spencer Dryden ranks 774. Before him are Paul Motian (1931), Narada Michael Walden (1952), Larry Williams (1935), Jimmy Miller (1942), Alphonso Johnson (1951), and Cal Tjader (1925). After him are Roy Estrada (1943), Mathew Knowles (1952), Sammy Cahn (1913), Eddie Condon (1905), Brad Wilk (1968), and Eddie Hazel (1950).

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